# CVE-2022-24978: Information disclosure in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges by accessing passwords exposed in JSON responses within Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgqq-jvf3-xhmw

## What is CVE-2022-24978?

CVE-2022-24978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus, published on 5 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7055 allows authenticated Privilege Escalation on Integrated products. This occurs because a password field is present in a JSON response.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24978?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus

- [CVE-2023-48792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48792/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48793/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28219/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42847/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11532/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24978 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus, published on 5 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus. 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-2022-24978/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24978/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24978
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24978
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24978

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24978/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.