QID 150786

Date Published: 2024-02-08

QID 150786: Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateways Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21887)

Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure, is a Remote Access VPN solution, and Ivanti Policy Secure is a Network Access Control (NAC) solution developed by Ivanti.

A Command Injection vulnerability exists in the web component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) which allows an authenticated administrator to send specially crafted requests and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance.

Affected versions:
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure versions 9.x and 22.x

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends HTTP POST request to "api/v1/totp/user-backup-code/../../system/maintenance/archiving/cloud-server-test-connection" endpoint with crafted payload and based on the response determines if the target application is vulnerable.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer Ivanti KB for information pertaining to remediating this vulnerability.

    CVEs related to QID 150786

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Ivanti URL Logo 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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