CVE-2018-13412 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can escalate privileges by abusing a clickable company logo in the Self Service Portal running as SYSTEM.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-13412?

CVE-2018-13412 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the Self Service Portal in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.282. A clickable company logo in a window running as SYSTEM can be abused to escalate privileges. In cloud, the issue is fixed in 10.0.470 agent version.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13412?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13412?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-13412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jcxw-q3cp-p5r4.

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