CVE-2022-23779
Published: 02 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23779 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central versions prior to 10.1.2137.8 contain an information disclosure vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-23779 and assigned CWE-200. The flaw allows the installed server's internal hostname to be revealed through HTTP redirect responses without any authentication, corresponding to a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 reflecting network-accessible exposure of limited confidentiality data.
An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted requests to the affected server and inspect the redirect responses to obtain the internal hostname, enabling further reconnaissance against the deployment without requiring credentials or user interaction.
The vendor advisory published at https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2022-23779.html addresses the issue and directs administrators to upgrade to version 10.1.2137.8 or later. The EPSS score has remained in the moderate range with a current value of 0.7611 and a peak of 0.7918.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28715
Vulnerability details
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.1.2137.8 exposes the installed server name to anyone. The internal hostname can be discovered by reading HTTP redirect responses.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Automated marking applies security attributes to system outputs, making it harder for attackers to exploit unmarked sensitive information leading to unauthorized exposure.
Proper attribute retention and permitted-value enforcement limits unauthorized actors from accessing sensitive information lacking correct labels.
Prevents unauthorized exposure of sensitive information by prohibiting untrusted external systems from processing or storing it.
By enforcing authorization matching prior to sharing, the control reduces the risk of exposing sensitive information to unauthorized actors.
Review and removal of nonpublic information from publicly accessible systems directly prevents exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized actors.
Data mining protection mechanisms detect and block unauthorized bulk extraction of sensitive data, directly mitigating exposure to unauthorized actors.
Literacy training teaches users to recognize and avoid actions that result in unauthorized exposure of sensitive information.
Retaining and monitoring training records confirms personnel have completed privacy and security awareness training on handling sensitive data, reducing the chance of unauthorized exposure due to lack of knowledge.