Unauthenticated directory deletion via RDP path traversal
Published Apr 1, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Path traversal in Zoho Corporation ManageEngine OpManager 125346 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete host directories. The Spark Gateway RDP endpoint uses the server URL parameter to choose a recording-file path, then recursively deletes sibling files and subdirectories without constraining traversal. No authentication is required; deletion runs with the OpManager service account and can interrupt the service or leave the host unusable.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Zoho Corporation ManageEngine OpManager 125346 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete host directories. The Spark Gateway RDP endpoint uses the server URL parameter to choose a recording-file path, then recursively deletes sibling files and subdirectories without constraining traversal. No authentication is required; deletion runs with the OpManager service account and can interrupt the service or leave the host unusable.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-20078
- Published
- Apr 1, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Zoho Corporation
- Product
- ManageEngine OpManager
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 1, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=All versions prior to version build 125346
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