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CVE-2020-24786 — Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus before build number 5510, AD360 before build number 4228, ADSelfService Plus before build number 5817, DataSecurity Plus before build number 6033, RecoverManager Plus before build number 6017, EventLog Analyzer before build number 12136, ADAudit Plus before build number 6052, O365 Manager Plus before build number 4334, Cloud Security Plus before build number 4110, ADManager Plus before build number 7055, and Log360 before build number 5166. The remotely accessible Java servlet com.manageengine.ads.fw.servlet.UpdateProductDetails is prone to an authentication bypass. System integration properties can be modified and lead to full ManageEngine suite compromise.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-08-31
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
java/maven
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Affected products

  • zohocorp / manageengine_adselfservice_plus
  • zohocorp / manageengine_adselfservice_plus / 5.8

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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