ivanti connect-secure CVE-2023-46805 vulnerability in Ivanti Products
Published on January 12, 2024

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component that allows an attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2024-21887, a command injection vulnerability.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by January 31, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-46805 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

What is an authentification Vulnerability?

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

CVE-2023-46805 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-46805

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Ivanti Connect Secure
 
Ivanti Policy Secure
 

What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2023-46805?