# CVE-2024-27312: Authorization vulnerability in PAM360

> A low-privileged user can perform administrative actions in ManageEngine PAM360 due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 20 May 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35xf-7pfr-g5f5

## What is CVE-2024-27312?

CVE-2024-27312 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ManageEngine PAM360, published on 20 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Zohocorp ManageEngine PAM360 version 6601 is vulnerable to authorization vulnerability which allows a low-privileged user to perform admin actions. 
Note: This vulnerability affects only the PAM360 6600 version. No other versions are applicable to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27312?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Pam360.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27312?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27312 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27312 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ManageEngine PAM360

- [CVE-2021-44525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44525/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5546/): SQL Injection (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2024-27313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27313/): XSS Vulnerability (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27312 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27312 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ManageEngine PAM360, published on 20 May 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-2024-27312 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ManageEngine PAM360. 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-2024-27312/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27312/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27312
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27312
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27312

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27312/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.