# CVE-2018-17283: Zoho ManageEngine - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2018-17283 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2018-17283

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.5
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Zoho ManageEngine
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

Zoho ManageEngine OpManager before 12.3 Build 123196 does not require authentication for /oputilsServlet requests, as demonstrated by a /oputilsServlet?action=getAPIKey request that can be leveraged against Firewall Analyzer to add an admin user via /api/json/v2/admin/addUser or conduct a SQL Injection attack via the /api/json/device/setManaged name parameter.

## CrowdSec analysis

This vulnerability, cataloged as [CVE-2018-17283](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17283), affects Zoho ManageEngine OpManager prior to version 12.3 Build 123196 and allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the /oputilsServlet endpoint. Attackers can leverage this flaw to add admin users or perform SQL injection attacks via crafted requests, potentially leading to unauthorized access, privilege escalation, or compromise of sensitive data.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 28th of May 2025.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2018-17283 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit the `/api/json/device/setManaged` endpoint by injecting SQL metacharacters into the `name` query parameter, enabling unauthenticated SQL injection attacks against Zoho ManageEngine OpManager.

## Timeline

- 2018-09-21: CVE Published. CVE-2018-17283 is published to NVD.
- 2025-05-28: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2018-17283 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.

## References

- https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/read-me.html
- https://github.com/x-f1v3/ForCve/issues/4
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-17283.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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