# CVE-2017-11463: Missing authorization in n/a

> A normal user can access and modify other users' objects, such as profiles and tickets, by exploiting an unrestricted direct object reference vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmcr-rqpx-mmwv

## What is CVE-2017-11463?

CVE-2017-11463 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 11 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Ivanti Service Desk (formerly LANDESK Management Suite) versions between 2016.3 and 2017.3, an Unrestricted Direct Object Reference leads to referencing/updating objects belonging to other users. In other words, a normal user can send requests to a specific URI with the target user's username in an HTTP payload in order to retrieve a key/token and use it to access/update objects belonging to other users. Such objects could be user profiles, tickets, incidents, etc.

Weakness: CWE-275

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11463?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11463 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

- [CVE-2024-13159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13159/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13160/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13161/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-29824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29824/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) SQL Injection (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-1603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1603/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11463 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 11 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti Endpoint Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11463/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11463

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11463/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.