CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-46805
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2024-01-10
- Remediation due
- 2024-01-22
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- Please apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For more information, please see: 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 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46805
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-01-12
- Last modified
- 2026-10-01
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
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.
Affected configurations
• ivanti connect secure 9.0
• ivanti connect secure 9.1
• ivanti connect secure 22.1
• ivanti connect secure 22.2
• ivanti connect secure 22.3
• ivanti connect secure 22.4
• ivanti connect secure 22.5
• ivanti connect secure 22.6
• ivanti policy secure 9.0
• ivanti policy secure 9.1
• ivanti policy secure 22.1
• ivanti policy secure 22.2
• ivanti policy secure 22.3
• ivanti policy secure 22.4
• ivanti policy secure 22.5
• ivanti policy secure 22.6
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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 Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46805 US Government Resource