CVE-2024-5546Network attack vector

Authenticated database access via global-search SQL injection

Published Aug 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

SQL injection in ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12431 and PAM360 before 7001 allows remote authenticated users to read database entries. The global search option passes attacker-controlled request input into database queries without sufficient neutralization; ManageEngine has not disclosed the affected handler or parameter. A valid account and a crafted global-search request are required, and dual encryption keeps stored passwords inaccessible despite broader table access.

CVSS severity8.3
High
EPSS probability3.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12431 and PAM360 before 7001 allows remote authenticated users to read database entries. The global search option passes attacker-controlled request input into database queries without sufficient neutralization; ManageEngine has not disclosed the affected handler or parameter. A valid account and a crafted global-search request are required, and dual encryption keeps stored passwords inaccessible despite broader table access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5546
Published
Aug 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
Zoho Corporation
Product
ManageEngine PAM360
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7001

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoho Corporation · ManageEngine PAM360version=0 <7001
Zoho Corporation · ManageEngine Password Manager Proversion=0 <12431

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.3ManageEngineCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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