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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2020-11531 in the critical feed json

The DataEngine Xnode Server application in Zoho ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus prior to 6.0.1 does not validate the database schema name wh…

published 2020-05-08 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-3883

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.7%
EPSS 13.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The DataEngine Xnode Server application in Zoho ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus prior to 6.0.1 does not validate the database schema name when handling a DR-SCHEMA-SYNC request. This allows an authenticated attacker to execute code in the context of the product by writing a JSP file to the webroot directory via directory traversal.

Patch / fix

  • zohocorp manageengine_adaudit_plus 6.0.1
  • zohocorp manageengine_datasecurity_plus 6.0.1

Exploit prediction

13.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/27 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157604/ManageEngine-DataSecurity-Plus-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.