CVE-2012-2585

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2585. PoCs published by loneferret.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in ManageEngine Service Desk Plus 8.1 by sending a malicious email with an XSS payload in the subject field. The payload executes when the victim views the email in the Service Desk Plus interface.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) a SCRIPT element, (2) a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property, (3) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or an e-mail message subject with (5) a SCRIPT element, (6) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (7) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (8) a crafted CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (9) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by loneferret · pythonwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20356

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in ManageEngine Service Desk Plus 8.1 by sending a malicious email with an XSS payload in the subject field. The payload executes when the victim views the email in the Service Desk Plus interface.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ManageEngine Service Desk Plus 8.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid SMTP credentials · Access to the target SMTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20356/

Scores

EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 67.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
manageengine/servicedesk_plus 8.1
Published Aug 12, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026