# CVE-2014-9331: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create new admin accounts via CSRF in ManageEngine Desktop Central.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m2wv-xvc5-4rfq

## What is CVE-2014-9331?

CVE-2014-9331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central before 9 build 90130 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add an administrator account via an addUser action to STATE_ID/1417736606982/roleMgmt.do.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9331?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9331 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 Build 90087 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-44515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44515/): Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-10189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10189/): Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-7213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7213/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-9371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9371/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-15588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15588/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9331 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9331/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9331/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9331
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9331
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9331

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9331/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.