CVE-2021-20148

Exp

ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus below build 6116 stores the password policy file for each domain under the html/ web root with a predictable filename based on the domain name. When ADSSP is configured with multiple Windows domains, a user from one domain can obtain the password policy for another domain by authenticating to the service and then sending a request specifying the password policy file of the other domain.

Published: 2022-01-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-20148 is rated Exploit Available (54.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-20148

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-20148

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 2026-06-15 0.28% 1.12% +0.83%
2 2025-10-22 0.20% 0.28% +0.08%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.20% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-20148

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-20148

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-20148

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus <= 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6100:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6101:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6102:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6103:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6104:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6105:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6106:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6107:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6108:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6109:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6110:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6111:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6112:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6113:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6114:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6115:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-20148

URL Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-52 Exploit Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence