Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2022-43671 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Access Manager Plus. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro versions prior to 12122, PAM360 versions prior to 5711, and Access Manager Plus versions prior to 4306 contain a SQL injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-43671 and assigned CWE-89. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflecting a network-accessible flaw that requires no authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to trigger the injection, enabling arbitrary SQL execution that may result in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected password-management or privileged-access system.
The vendor advisory published at https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-43671.html addresses the flaw and directs customers to apply the fixed releases listed above.
The associated EPSS score stands at 0.5195 with no material increase from a lower baseline after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-46665
Vulnerability Data
Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12122, PAM360 before 5711, and Access Manager Plus before 4306 allow SQL Injection.
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Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI
Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation of all inputs to the Password Manager/PAM web interfaces, blocking the crafted SQL payloads that trigger CVE-2022-43671.
Mandates prompt application of the vendor patches (12122/5711/4306) that eliminate the SQL-injection flaw.
Enforces authentication and authorization checks before any database-interacting request is processed, reducing the unauthenticated attack surface described in the CVE.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly target injection flaws during coding and review so largely prevent CWE-89 introduction, yet the single broad outcome leaves residual risk from incomplete neutralization techniques or missed edge cases.
Training raises developer awareness of SQLi risks and can reduce introduction likelihood (partial) but removes none of the actual coding flaw's risk by itself since technical neutralization is still required.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
The same secure-coding and static-analysis activities surface missing neutralization of SQL metacharacters before the system is accepted.
Early warnings and shared best-practice information help organizations apply the latest remediation techniques against SQL-injection vulnerabilities.
Threat-intelligence feeds that surface new SQL-injection campaigns enable rapid updates to query-construction defenses and detection signatures before exploitation occurs.
Secure-coding rules and security testing phases mandate the use of parameterized queries or equivalent escaping, preventing the construction of dynamic SQL statements from untrusted input.
Language-specific secure coding rules, peer review and SAST together prevent the construction of SQL statements from untrusted data without proper parameterization or escaping.