High severity · published Jan 12, 2024
CVE-2023-46805
Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
8.2
CVSS
100%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)100.0% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jan 10, 2024
Federal remediation dueJan 22, 2024
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Connect Secure · Ivanti
9.1R18 through 9.1R18; 22.6R2 through 22.6R2 · source: vendor, NVD
IP
IPS · Ivanti
9.1R18 through 9.1R18; 22.6R1 through 22.6R1 · source: vendor
PS
Policy Secure · Ivanti
9.0; 9.1; 9.1; 9.1; 9.1; 9.1; +31 more · source: NVD
CS
Connect Secure and Policy Secure · Ivanti
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46805
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46805
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
forums.ivanti.com
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
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