# CVE-2023-31492: Information disclosure in n/a

> Authenticated users can view default passwords for unauthorized domain account restoration, potentially enabling unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 17 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrp3-72m5-5jpj

## What is CVE-2023-31492?

CVE-2023-31492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Admanager Plus, published on 17 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus version 7182 and prior disclosed the default passwords for the account restoration of unauthorized domains to the authenticated users.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Admanager Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31492 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-31492 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Zohocorp Manageengine Admanager Plus

- [CVE-2021-42002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42002/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37762/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37918/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37919/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37920/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Admanager Plus, published on 17 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-31492 exists.

Affected product: Zohocorp Manageengine Admanager 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-2023-31492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.