CVE-2021-20080 Cross-site scripting in ManageEngine AssetExplorer

What is CVE-2021-20080?

CVE-2021-20080 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, published on 9 Apr 2021. 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

Insufficient output sanitization in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11200 and ManageEngine AssetExplorer before version 6800 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading a crafted XML asset file.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20080?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20080?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-20080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus

• CVE-2021-44077 Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-37415 Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-8394 Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) File Upload Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2021-44526 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-8395 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.8

All Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xf4h-3x4p-9w5m.