#VU102848 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Endpoint Manager - CVE-2024-13163

Vulnerability identifier: #VU102848

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-13163

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Endpoint Manager
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Ivanti

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the DecodeBase64Object method. A remote attacker can trick the victim into passing specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Endpoint Manager: before 2022

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External links
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-January-2025-for-EPM-2024-and-EPM-2022-SU6?language=en_US
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-040/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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