{"id":52101,"date":"2025-06-15T04:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-18T23:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T05:45:15","slug":"cve-2025-27709-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-adaudit-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27709-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-adaudit-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-27709: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Zohocorp ManageEngine ADAudit Plus<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is a dynamic one, continually evolving with new vulnerabilities being discovered daily. One such vulnerability that has recently come to light is CVE-2025-27709, a significant SQL injection flaw found in Zohocorp&#8217;s ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions 8510 and prior. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations using this software, as it may result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5527-critical-vulnerability-exposing-potential-system-compromise-in-tenda-rx3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58722\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage if exploited by malicious actors.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3835-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-exchange-reporter-plus\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59850\">Zohocorp&#8217;s ManageEngine<\/a> ADAudit Plus is a popular solution widely used for auditing Windows Active Directory, Azure AD, file servers, and more. As such, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21469-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59051\">vulnerability has the potential<\/a> to affect a vast number of organizations across different industry sectors, making it an issue of paramount concern.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-27709<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.3)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-49835-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-or-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58385\">Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2454898773\" 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>Zohocorp ManageEngine ADAudit Plus | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44148-critical-xss-vulnerability-in-mailenable-prior-to-version-10\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58673\">Versions 8510 and prior<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48911-improper-permission-assignment-vulnerability-in-note-sharing-modules\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59442\">vulnerability stems from improper<\/a> sanitization of user-supplied input in the Service Account Auditing reports functionality. This allows an authenticated attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46154-sql-time-injection-vulnerability-in-foxcms-v1-25\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58507\">inject malicious SQL<\/a> queries, which the application executes without validation. Exploiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21480-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-gpu-micronode-leads-to-unauthorized-command-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58487\">vulnerability can lead to unauthorized<\/a> access to sensitive data, modification of data, and potential system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-816420589\" 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>This is a<br \/>\n<strong>conceptual<\/strong><br \/>\n example of how an attacker might exploit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28986-csrf-vulnerability-in-webaholicson-epicwin-plugin-allowing-sql-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59882\">vulnerability using a crafted SQL<\/a> query.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/ServiceAccountAuditing\/report HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer &lt;token&gt;\n{\n&quot;reportId&quot;: &quot;1; DROP TABLE users; --&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59851\">POST request<\/a> to the report endpoint of the Service Account Auditing functionality. The `reportId` parameter is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4578-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-file-provider-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58793\">injected with a malicious SQL<\/a> query (`1; DROP TABLE users; &#8211;`), which if executed, would delete the entire `users` table from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of Zohocorp ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions 8510 and prior are advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59052\">patch immediately to mitigate the vulnerability<\/a>. As a temporary measure, users can also use Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-2921-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-short-url-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59428\">SQL injection<\/a> attacks. Regular audits and code reviews can also help in identifying and remediating such vulnerabilities in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is a dynamic one, continually evolving with new vulnerabilities being discovered daily. One such vulnerability that has recently come to light is CVE-2025-27709, a significant SQL injection flaw found in Zohocorp&#8217;s ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions 8510 and prior. 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