{"id":42756,"date":"2025-05-22T20:11:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:11:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:20:39","slug":"cve-2025-3833-authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-adselfservice-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3833-authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-adselfservice-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-3833: Authenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability in Zohocorp ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is constantly evolving with new threats and vulnerabilities surfacing daily. One such vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-3833, has been discovered in the widely used Zohocorp ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software, a comprehensive self-service tool for Windows Active Directory users. This vulnerability is particularly worrisome as it opens up potential avenues for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30018-high-risk-unauthenticated-xml-injection-vulnerability-in-sap-supplier-relationship-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48161\">SQL<\/a> injection attacks, which can lead to system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nAffected versions are 6513 and prior, making a significant portion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40566-severe-user-session-vulnerability-in-simatic-pcs-neo-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48850\">users potentially vulnerable<\/a>. In light of this, it is imperative for organizations using this software to understand this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27891-samsung-mobile-and-wearable-processors-vulnerability-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49323\">vulnerability and the steps required to mitigate its potential<\/a> impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-3833<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31049-untrusted-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-themeton-dash-exposes-systems-to-object-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55314\">System Compromise or Data<\/a> Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4189743628\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3834-zohocorp-manageengine-adaudit-plus-authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50380\">Zohocorp ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus<\/a> | Versions 6513 and prior<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability stems from insufficient user input validation within the MFA reports feature of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49641-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-billing-software-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48214\">Zohocorp ManageEngine<\/a> ADSelfService Plus software. An attacker, with authenticated access, can manipulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26390-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ozw672-and-ozw772-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48235\">SQL queries to the underlying database by injecting<\/a> malicious SQL code. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28056-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-rebuild-v3-9-0-to-v3-9-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48498\">SQL injection<\/a> can lead to unauthorized viewing, modification, or deletion of data stored within the database. Additionally, it can potentially allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32366-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-macos-ios-and-ipados\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48212\">execute arbitrary<\/a> commands on the host system, leading to full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1213916843\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual pseudocode example of how this vulnerability might be exploited.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/MFAReport\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthentication: Bearer {legitimate token}\n{\n&quot;report_parameters&quot;: &quot;&#039;; DROP TABLE users;--&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47708-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-enterprise-mfa-tfa\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49790\">request to the MFA<\/a> report endpoint. The report parameters field contains the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44831-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-engineercms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48506\">SQL injection<\/a> payload, which, if executed, will result in the dropping of the &#8216;users&#8217; table from the database.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a simplified and conceptual example and real-world attacks might be more complex and tailored to the specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9364-critical-open-database-issue-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89076\">system architecture and database<\/a> scheme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3836-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-adaudit-plus\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55313\">Zohocorp has recognized this vulnerability<\/a> and recommends applying the vendor patch to mitigate the risk. In the meantime, or if applying the patch is not immediately feasible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84744\">deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can help detect and prevent SQL injection attacks, offering an extra layer of security to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32378-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-macos-systems-allowing-kernel-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48190\">vulnerable systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is constantly evolving with new threats and vulnerabilities surfacing daily. One such vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-3833, has been discovered in the widely used Zohocorp ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software, a comprehensive self-service tool for Windows Active Directory users. This vulnerability is particularly worrisome as it opens up potential avenues for SQL injection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[82],"product":[],"attack_vector":[74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-42756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-microsoft","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42756"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81898,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42756\/revisions\/81898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=42756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}