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CRITICAL

CVE-2016-9488

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

4.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2016-9488 yet.

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Description

ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated attacker is able to access the URL /servlet/MenuHandlerServlet, which is vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacker could extract users' password hashes, which are MD5 hashes without salt, and, depending on the database type and its configuration, could also execute operating system commands using SQL queries.

Technical details

Published
2018-06-05
Exploit-DB
EDB-48692

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9488?

ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated attacker is able to access the URL /servlet/MenuHandlerServlet, which is vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacker could extract users' password hashes, which are MD5 hashes without salt, and, depending on the database type and its configuration, could also execute operating system commands using SQL queries.

Is CVE-2016-9488 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-9488 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9488?

CVE-2016-9488 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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