CVE-2023-46805 Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass
Remote attackers can bypass authentication controls to access restricted resources in Ivanti ICS and Policy Secure web components.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 10 Jan 2024
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-46805?
CVE-2023-46805 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 12 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46805?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46805?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 22 Jan 2024.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-46805 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-46805 in the wild since at least 10 Jan 2024, including in ransomware campaigns.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 9 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
- CVE-2021-22893 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free
- CVE-2019-11510 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read
- CVE-2024-21887 Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection
- CVE-2025-22457 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2pj-mjhw-x9fm.