Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) a SCRIPT element, (2) a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property, (3) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or an e-mail message subject with (5) a SCRIPT element, (6) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (7) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (8) a crafted CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (9) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | ManageEngine |
- cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·ManageEngine
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2585
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fcw-jxm7-6pjg
References
Exploit 1
More ManageEngine Servicedesk Plus vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-04325 Directory traversal vulnerability in ServiceDesk Plus MSP v5 to v9.0 v9030; AssetExplorer… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-04326 Directory traversal vulnerability in ServiceDesk Plus and Plus MSP v5 through v9.0 v9030… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2011-02416 Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2011-02414 Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-01249 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SolutionSearch.do in ManageEngine ServiceDesk… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2015-01341 ZOHO ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) before 9.0 build 9031 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-2585 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2585 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fcw-jxm7-6pjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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