CVE-2023-29505
Published: 04 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-29505 is a medium-severity Origin Validation Error (CWE-346) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Network Configuration Manager. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 35.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-33072
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager 12.6.165. The WebSocket endpoint allows Cross-site WebSocket hijacking.
- 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.
Requires unique identification of the service before communications, addressing failures to validate the origin of the interaction.
Trusted path establishment enforces validation that the communication originates from and reaches only the intended trusted system components.
Enforces validation of the true origin of DNS responses via signatures and chain-of-trust mechanisms.
Enforces origin validation of name/address data, eliminating reliance on unverified or impersonated DNS sources.
Mandates origin validation so that only legitimate endpoints can continue the authenticated session.