CVE-2023-46805

critical

Description

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.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887, CVE-2024-21888 and CVE-2024-21893: Frequently Asked Questions for Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways

Published: 2024-01-31

Frequently asked questions for five CVEs affecting Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways, with three of the vulnerabilities having been exploited in the wild as zero-days.

CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways

Published: 2024-01-11

Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure have been exploited in the wild, with at least one attack attributed to nation-state actors.

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https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/KB-CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US

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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-01-12

Updated: 2025-01-27

Named Vulnerability: ConnectAroundKnown Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.2

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

Severity: Critical

Vulnerability Watch

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