# CVE-2020-13774: File upload in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution by uploading malicious ASPX files due to insufficient validation in Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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:** 12 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjp5-25r3-4x92

## What is CVE-2020-13774?

CVE-2020-13774 is a critical vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 12 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unrestricted file-upload issue in EditLaunchPadDialog.aspx in Ivanti Endpoint Manager 2019.1 and 2020.1 allows an authenticated attacker to gain remote code execution by uploading a malicious aspx file. The issue is caused by insufficient file extension validation and insecure file operations on the uploaded image, which upon failure will leave the temporarily created files in an accessible location on the server.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13774?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13774 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-2020-13774 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13774 is a critical vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 12 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-2020-13774 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-2020-13774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13774
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13774
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13774

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13774/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.