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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE

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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE

Disclosed
01/10/2023
Created
02/07/2023

Description

This exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that affects Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus versions 14003 and below (CVE-2022-47966). Due to a dependency to an outdated library (Apache Santuario version 1.4.1), it is possible to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted `samlResponse` XML to the ServiceDesk Plus SAML endpoint. Note that the target is only vulnerable if it has been configured with SAML-based SSO at least once in the past, regardless of the current SAML-based SSO status.

Author(s)

  • Khoa Dinh
  • horizon3ai
  • Christophe De La Fuente

Platform

Java,Linux,Unix,Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/multi/http/manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966
msf exploit(manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966) > exploit

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