CVE-2011-2757
Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 39.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in FileDownload.jsp in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the FILENAME parameter. NOTE: this might overlap the US-CERT VU#543310 issue.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Metasploit modules1 module
- ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Path Traversal (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
auxiliary/scanner/http/servicedesk_plus_traversalRank normaldisclosed 3 Oct 2015
Exploit-DB3 entries
- ManageEngine ServiceDesk 8.0.0.12 - Database Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 17503webapps, jsppublished 7 Jul 2011Not verified
- ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.0 - Directory Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 17437webapps, jsppublished 23 Jun 2011Verified
- ManageEngine Support Center Plus 7.8 Build 7801 - Directory Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 17442webapps, jsppublished 23 Jun 2011Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 17503 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 13 years later
· 13 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.4% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
1
- 17503 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2011-2732 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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