FKIE_CVE-2023-2291

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-04-26 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:52
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Static credentials exist in the PostgreSQL data used in ManageEngine Access Manager Plus (AMP) build 4309, ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, and ManageEngine PAM360. These credentials could allow a malicious actor to modify configuration data that would escalate their permissions from that of a low-privileged user to an Administrative user.
References
vulnreport@tenable.comhttps://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zohocorp manageengine_access_manager_plus 4.3
zohocorp manageengine_pam360 *
zohocorp manageengine_password_manager_pro *
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