Privilege escalation in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU101677

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11634

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with admin privileges can pass specially crafted data to the device and execute arbitrary OS commands.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 22.2 - 22.7R2.2

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 22.2 - 22.7R1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_connect_secure:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_connect_secure:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_connect_secure:22.4R2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_policy_secure:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_policy_secure:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_policy_secure:22.4R2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/December-2024-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-ICS-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-IPS-Multiple-CVEs

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.