CVE-2024-5678Network attack vector

Database manipulation via unvalidated Create Monitor parameter

Published Aug 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

SQL injection in ManageEngine Applications Manager 170900 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter application database data. The Create Monitor REST API passes an unvalidated parameter into a SQL query, allowing crafted input to change the backend database. An ADMIN or DELEGATED ADMIN role and a valid API request are required; exploitation can add, modify, or delete application data.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability2.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in ManageEngine Applications Manager 170900 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter application database data. The Create Monitor REST API passes an unvalidated parameter into a SQL query, allowing crafted input to change the backend database. An ADMIN or DELEGATED ADMIN role and a valid API request are required; exploitation can add, modify, or delete application data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5678
Published
Aug 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Zoho Corporation
Product
ManageEngine Applications Manager
Classifications
CWE-89, CAPEC-66, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <170900

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Zoho Corporation · ManageEngine Applications Managerversion=0 <170900

Published CVSS scores

4.7ManageEngineCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC-66SQL Injection
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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