# CVE-2024-10839: XML External Entity

> Authenticated attackers can exploit XML External Entity vulnerabilities in ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **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:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4r2r-hjrw-mpq6

## What is CVE-2024-10839?

CVE-2024-10839 is a high-severity vulnerability in ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus, published on 8 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Zohocorp ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus versions 4503 and prior are vulnerable to authenticated XML External Entity (XXE) in the Management option.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10839?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Sharepoint Manager Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus

- [CVE-2022-24305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24305/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24306/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10839 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10839 is a high-severity vulnerability in ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus, published on 8 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ManageEngine SharePoint Manager 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-2024-10839/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10839/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10839
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10839
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10839

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10839/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.