The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of pass
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of passwords in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
- Published
- Sep 20, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 54th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-310
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Report tools
Action score
20
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| manageengine | servicedesk plus | cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- manageengine servicedesk plusup to 8012 inclusive
- manageengine servicedesk plus8.0
Same product
manageengine: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2014-5302Directory traversal vulnerability in ServiceDesk Plus and Plus MSP v5 through v9.0 v9030; AssetExplorer v4 to v6.1; SupportCenter v5 to v7.938Monitor
- CVE-2011-2757Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to read 32Monitor
- CVE-2011-2755Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0 before Build 8012 allows remote attackers to read29Monitor
- CVE-2008-1299Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SolutionSearch.do in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 7.0.0 Build 7011 for Windows allows remote at24Monitor
- CVE-2011-2756FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0 before Build 8012 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to re21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-310 · Cryptographic IssuesCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8385
- www.coresecurity.com/content/multiples-vulnerabilities-manageengine-sdp
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519652/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49636
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69841
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.