CVE-2016-9489 json
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypass
published 2018-07-13 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10295
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
Exploit prediction
1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- ManageEngine Applications Manager
Classification
References
-
manageengine.com
/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.html
vendor-advisory
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97394/
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-9489
- NVD CVE-2016-9489
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