Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-48792

Critical

Published: 02 February 2024

Published
02 February 2024
Modified
11 June 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0862 92.6th percentile
Risk Priority 25 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-48792 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 7.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus through version 7250 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the report export option, tracked as CVE-2023-48792 and assigned CWE-89. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no authentication or user interaction and result in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to the export functionality to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database, enabling data exfiltration, modification, or deletion as well as potential lateral movement within the monitored Active Directory environment.

Vendor references direct administrators to a SQL injection fix released in build 7271, available via the ManageEngine ADAudit Plus download and support pages; applying this update is presented as the primary remediation step.

The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0862 with no documented rise after disclosure and no public reports of in-the-wild exploitation.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus through 7250 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in the report export option.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

zohocorp
manageengine adaudit plus
7.2 · ≤ 7.2

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.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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