CVE-2023-28341

Stored Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager through 16340 allows an unauthenticated user to inject malicious javascript on the incorrect login details page.

Published: 2023-04-11 Last update: 2025-02-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28341 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 63.38%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28341

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 2026-05-15 82.86% 63.38% -19.48%
2 2026-04-12 85.12% 82.86% -2.26%
3 2026-02-05 85.12%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28341

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28341

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28341

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager >= 16.0, < 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 15.9 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:15.9:build15990:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:16.3:build16300:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:16.3:build16310:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:16.3:build16320:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:16.3:build16330:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:16.3:build16340:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28341

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