CVE-2021-20080

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting (XSS)4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUM
EPSS
18.6%
top 4.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus
Timeline
PublishedApr 9
Latest updateDec 9

Description

Insufficient output sanitization in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11200 and ManageEngine AssetExplorer before version 6800 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading a crafted XML asset file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5manageengine_assetexplorerBefore 6800
▶CVEListV5manageengine_servicedesk_plusBefore 11200

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xf4h-3x4p-9w5m: Insufficient output sanitization in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11200 and ManageEngine AssetExplorer before version 6800 allows a rem↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-20080: Insufficient output sanitization in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11200 and ManageEngine AssetExplorer before version 6800 allows a rem↗2021-04-09
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🔍Detection Rules

1
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated Stored XSS (CVE-2021-20080)↗2025-12-09
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