CVE-2019-10008 Auth bypass in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can hijack guest sessions to gain administrator privileges by submitting an admin username with an incorrect password in a separate tab.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-10008?

CVE-2019-10008 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk 9.3 allows session hijacking and privilege escalation because an established guest session is automatically converted into an established administrator session when the guest user enters the administrator username, with an arbitrary incorrect password, in an mc/ login attempt within a different browser tab.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10008?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zohocorp Servicedesk Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-10008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xpc7-m273-pggq.

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