CVE-2024-13179 Path traversal in Avalanche

High 7.3 Published Updated

A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication in Ivanti Avalanche via a path traversal vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-13179?

CVE-2024-13179 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path Traversal in Ivanti Avalanche before version 6.4.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication.

Weakness: CWE-288, CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ivanti Avalanche.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-13179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ivanti Avalanche vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cvcj-c937-q8wf.

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