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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-40174
CVE-2021-40174:
Zoho ManageEngine Log360 vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Zoho ManageEngine Log360 before Build 5224 allows a CSRF attack for disabling the logon security settings. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Sahil Dhar, and was assigned CVE-2021-40174 on August 29, 2021 (NVD, Vendor Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability could allow attackers to disable logon security settings in ManageEngine Log360, potentially compromising the security of the system by disabling important authentication and access control mechanisms (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in ManageEngine Log360 Build 5224. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (Vendor Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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