CVE-2017-16542
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL...
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
- Record
CVE-2017-16542- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
- Record
CVE-2017-16542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7735 No score
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7735- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xx2-rmx2-ggx8
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL...
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
- Record
GHSA-6xx2-rmx2-ggx8- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 - SQL Injection | 2017-11-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager, published November 5, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.49%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
