# CVE-2023-4769: Server-Side Request Forgery in ManageEngine Desktop Central

> An authenticated attacker can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in ManageEngine Desktop Central to perform service enumeration and targeted attacks via HTTP requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hmfj-v22f-3ww3

## What is CVE-2023-4769?

CVE-2023-4769 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in ManageEngine Desktop Central, published on 3 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A SSRF vulnerability has been found in ManageEngine Desktop Central affecting version 9.1.0, specifically the /smtpConfig.do component. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to launch targeted attacks, such as a cross-port attack, service enumeration and other attacks via HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ManageEngine Desktop Central

- [CVE-2021-44515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44515/): Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-10189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10189/): Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-7213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7213/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-9371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9371/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-15588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15588/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4769 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in ManageEngine Desktop Central, published on 3 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ManageEngine Desktop Central. 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-2023-4769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.