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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Path Traversal

Disclosed
Oct 3, 2015
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability found in ManageEngine
ServiceDesk Plus build 9110 and lower. The module will retrieve any file on the filesystem
with the same privileges as Support Center Plus is running. On Windows, files can be retrieved
with SYSTEM privileges. The issue has been resolved in ServiceDesk Plus build 91111 (issue SD-60283).

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Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/servicedesk_plus_traversal
msf auxiliary(servicedesk_plus_traversal) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(servicedesk_plus_traversal) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(servicedesk_plus_traversal) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(servicedesk_plus_traversal) > run

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