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Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CVE-2019-12476

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the password reset functionality in Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before 5.0.6 allows an attacker with physical access to gain a shell with SYSTEM privileges via the restricted thick client browser. The attack uses a long sequence of crafted keyboard input.

  • LOW
  • PHYSICAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

The software contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published