CVE-2018-7248
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated...
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated users are able to validate domain user accounts by sending a request containing the username to an API endpoint. The endpoint will return the user's logon domain if the accounts exists, or 'null' if it does not.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated users are able to validate domain user accounts by sending a request containing the username to an API endpoint. The endpoint will return the user's logon domain if the accounts exists, or 'null' if it does not.
- Record
CVE-2018-7248- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated users are able to validate domain user accounts by sending a request containing the username to an API endpoint. The endpoint will return the user's logon domain if the accounts exists, or 'null' if it does not.
- Record
CVE-2018-7248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18987 No score
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated users are able to validate domain user accounts by sending a request containing the username to an API endpoint. The endpoint will return the user's logon domain if the accounts exists, or 'null' if it does not.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18987- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pr8-4qx2-38mf
5.3
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated...
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3 Build 9317. Unauthenticated users are able to validate domain user accounts by sending a request containing the username to an API endpoint. The endpoint will return the user's logon domain if the accounts exists, or 'null' if it does not.
- Record
GHSA-9pr8-4qx2-38mf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - 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-2018-7248 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, published May 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.08%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/104287
medium.com/%40esterling_/cve-2018-7248-enumerating-active-directory-users-via-unauthenticated-manageengine-servicedesk-a1eda2942eb0
gitlab.com/e-sterling/cve-2018-7248
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7248
medium.com/@esterling_/cve-2018-7248-enumerating-active-directory-users-via-unauthenticated-manageengine-servicedesk-a1eda2942eb0
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pr8-4qx2-38mf