CVE-2025-41444
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-41444 is an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Zohocorp ManageEngine ADAudit Plus that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects organizations using ADAudit Plus versions 8510 and prior for Active Directory auditing. Attackers with valid credentials can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive audit data.
💻 Affected Systems
- Zohocorp ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the ADAudit Plus database, allowing data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential lateral movement to connected Active Directory environments.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive audit logs, user data extraction, and potential data manipulation affecting compliance reporting.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation, authentication controls, and input validation are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but SQL injection vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 8511 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/cve-2025-41444.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download the latest version from ManageEngine website. 2. Backup current installation. 3. Run the installer to upgrade to version 8511 or later. 4. Restart the ADAudit Plus service.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Access to Alerts Module
allLimit user access to the vulnerable alerts module through role-based access controls.
Network Segmentation
allIsolate ADAudit Plus server from untrusted networks and implement strict firewall rules.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application layer
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check ADAudit Plus version in web interface under Help > About or via command line in installation directory.Check Version:
On Windows: type "C:\Program Files\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus\conf\version.info" | On Linux: cat /opt/ManageEngine/ADAudit Plus/conf/version.infoVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 8511 or later and test alerts functionality for SQL injection attempts.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by alerts module access
- Unexpected database schema changes
Network Indicators:
- SQL error messages in HTTP responses
- Unusual database connection patterns from ADAudit Plus server
SIEM Query:
source="ADAudit Plus" AND (event="SQL Error" OR event="Database Error" OR uri="/alerts/*" AND status=500)