CVE-2019-8394: Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) File Upload Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote users to upload files via login page customization.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows remote users to upload files via login page customization.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP).
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for ServiceDesk Plus.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8394
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2019-8394Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-8394 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-44077: Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-12-01
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-37415: Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-12-01
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