# CVE-2020-13769: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can inject SQL commands into Ivanti Endpoint Manager via a specific API request, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 16 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f33g-7745-99w7

## What is CVE-2020-13769?

CVE-2020-13769 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 16 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

LDMS/alert_log.aspx in Ivanti Endpoint Manager through 2020.1 allows SQL Injection via a /remotecontrolauth/api/device request.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13769 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-2020-13769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13769 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 16 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13769 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-2020-13769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.