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ghsa-gww8-rh9f-5mjq

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 19:13

Modified

2025-10-22 00:32

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus version 6113 and prior is vulnerable to REST API authentication bypass with resultant remote code execution.

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  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:19Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:13:08Z",
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CVE-2021-40539 (GCVE-0-2021-40539)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2021-09-07 16:06

Modified

2025-10-21 23:25

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

n/a

Summary

Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus version 6113 and prior is vulnerable to REST API authentication bypass with resultant remote code execution.

References

URL

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	https://www.manageengine.com	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/kb/how-to-fix-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-REST-API.html	x_refsource_MISC
	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165085/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-Authentication-Bypass-Code-Execution.html	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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