CVE-2024-8963

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Simon Ganiere
September 19, 2024

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Vulnerability Overwatch

Simon Ganiere · 19th September 2024

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CVE-2024-8963: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance Administrative Bypass Vulnerability

Description

CVE-2024-8963 is an admin bypass vulnerability affecting Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). This vulnerability is caused by a path traversal weakness, which allows unauthorized bypass of administrative authentication. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected appliance.

Impact

The impact of CVE-2024-8963 is significant as it allows for complete administrative access to affected systems. This can lead to unauthorized data access, system configuration changes, and potentially full system compromise.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) versions prior to the security update released on September 19, 2024. Specifically, Ivanti CSA versions 4.6 Patch 518 and earlier are vulnerable.

Known Exploits

There have been reports of active exploitation of CVE-2024-8963 in the wild. Cybersecurity agencies, including CISA, have added this vulnerability to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, indicating evidence of active exploitation by threat actors.

Mitigation

To mitigate this vulnerability, Ivanti has released a security update. Users and administrators of Ivanti CSA should immediately apply the update to version 5.0 or later, which addresses this vulnerability. Additionally, it is recommended to monitor systems for any unusual activity and review access logs for signs of exploitation.

Threat Actor

While specific threat actors exploiting CVE-2024-8963 have not been publicly identified, the nature of the vulnerability suggests that sophisticated attackers, potentially including nation-state actors or organized cybercrime groups, could exploit it to gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems.

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