# CVE-2023-35854: CVE-2023-35854

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-20
- CVSS: not scored
- EPSS: 6.0% (93th percentile)

Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus through 6113 has an authentication bypass that can be exploited to steal the domain controller session token for identity spoofing, thereby achieving the privileges of the domain controller administrator. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that they have "found no evidence or detail of a security vulnerability."

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-03-11 | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-03-11 · updated · rule 200013040
  > Updated: signature 200013040 "Directory Traversal in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2021-40539, CVE-2022-29081, CVE-2023-35854.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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