CVE-2023-29084: Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus before 7181 allows for authenticated users to exploit command injection via Proxy settings.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 57/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 98% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
- Published
- Apr 13, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 98.0% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
57
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 29 / 30 · 98.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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- Weaponized exploit exists
- No fixed version yet
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| zohocorp | manageengine admanager plus | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_admanager_plus |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- zohocorp manageengine admanager plusbefore 7.1
- zohocorp manageengine admanager plus7.1
Same product
zohocorp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-37539Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus before 7111 is vulnerable to unrestricted file which leads to Remote code execution.67This week
- CVE-2021-37926Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus version 7110 and prior allows unrestricted file upload which leads to remote code execution.61This week
- CVE-2021-37918Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus version 7110 and prior allows unrestricted file upload which leads to remote code execution.61This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-42002Nov 11, 2021 · Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus before 7115 is vulnerable to a filter bypass that leads to file-upload remote code execution.41Plan
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-42904Nov 18, 2022 · Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus through 7151 allows authenticated admin users to execute the commands in proxy settings.53Plan
- Later →CVE-2023-35786Jul 5, 2023 · Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus before 7183 allows admin users to exploit an XXE issue to view files.20Monitor
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
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/http/manageengine_admanager_plus_cve_2023_29084_auth_cmd_injectionManageEngine ADManager Plus ChangePasswordAction Authenticated Command Injectionexploit | 2023-04-12 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2023-29084 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2023-04-17 |
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.
- Metasploit-2 d
- Published
- First PoC+3 d
- TodayNov 5, 2026+1302 d
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
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.
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Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2023-41904167 days apartZoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus before 7203 allows 2FA bypass (for AuthToken generation) in REST APIs.22Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-23-0226 · Apr 14, 2023(Zoho ManageEngine Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.