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Public proof of concept

CVE-2017-16542

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-11-05
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-11-0517:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Zohocorp manageengine applications manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
13.0= 13.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-43129
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-89read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.5 %2026-10-22
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-11-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16542?

Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.

Is CVE-2017-16542 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-16542 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16542?

CVE-2017-16542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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