CVE-2016-4890 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ZOHO ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 9.2 uses an insecure method for generating cookies, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain sensitive password information by leveraging access to a cookie.

Published: 2017-04-14

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:servicedesk_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5866	ZOHO ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 9.2 uses an insecure method for generating cookies, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain sensitive password information by leveraging access to a cookie.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72559412/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000171.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93216
https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/readme-9.2.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Zohocorp Servicedesk Plus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2017-04-14T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.266Z

Reserved: 2016-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4890

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-14T18:59:00.453

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-4890

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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