CVE-2011-1509
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier...
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of passwords in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of passwords in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
- Record
CVE-2011-1509- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of passwords in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
- Record
CVE-2011-1509- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1510 No score
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of passwords in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1510- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48xw-wgx8-g7pr No score
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier...
The encryptPassword function in Login.js in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) 8012 and earlier uses a Caesar cipher for encryption of passwords in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
- Record
GHSA-48xw-wgx8-g7pr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, published September 20, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69841
securityfocus.com/bid/49636
securityreason.com/securityalert/8385
coresecurity.com/content/multiples-vulnerabilities-manageengine-sdp
securityfocus.com/archive/1/519652/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1509
github.com/advisories/GHSA-48xw-wgx8-g7pr