CVE-2011-2757

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the FILENAME parameter. NOTE: this might overlap the US-CERT VU#543310 issue.

Published: 2011-07-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2757 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 66.48%, 98th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +64.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2757

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
17503 exploit_db edb 2011-07-07 Exploit-DB ↗
17442 exploit_db edb 2011-06-23 Exploit-DB ↗
17437 exploit_db edb 2011-06-23 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2757

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-08 1.79% 66.48% +64.70%
2 2025-08-21 2.17% 1.79% -0.38%
3 2025-06-07 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2757

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2757

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2757

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
manageengine servicedesk_plus <= 8.0.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
manageengine servicedesk_plus 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
manageengine servicedesk_plus 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
manageengine servicedesk_plus 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2757

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