Description
The DCPluginServelet servlet in ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP before build 90109 allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts via an addPlugInUser action.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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ManageEngine Desktop Central Administrator Account Creation
auxiliary/admin/http/manage_engine_dc_create_admin
Exploit-DB 1
- ManageEngine Desktop Central - Create Administrator EDB-43892 · webapps · Jan 15, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129769/Desktop-Central-Add-Administrator.html
- https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/ManageEngine/me_dc9_admin.txt
- 71849 vdb-entry
- 20141231 [The ManageOwnage Series, part X]: 0-day administrator account creation in Desktop Central mailing-list
- desktopcentral-cve20147862-sec-bypass(99595) vdb-entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve20147862-unauthorized-account-creation.html
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/manage_engine_dc_create_admin
- 20150102 [The ManageOwnage Series, part X]: 0-day administrator account creation in Desktop Central mailing-list