Ivanti Connect Secure/Policy Secure up to 22.7 file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure up to 22.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-38657. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure up to 22.7. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

External control of a file name in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.4 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to write arbitrary files.

It is possible to read the advisory at forums.ivanti.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38657 since 06/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216316 (Ivanti Connect Secure 22.x < 22.7R2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216316). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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CNA Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216316
Nessus Name: Ivanti Connect Secure 22.x < 22.7R2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/19/2024 🔍
02/21/2025 +247 days 🔍
02/21/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2025 +138 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forums.ivanti.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296451

Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2025 07:37
Updated: 07/09/2025 18:22
Changes: 02/21/2025 07:37 (62), 02/21/2025 13:48 (2), 07/09/2025 18:22 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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