Ivanti ICS - Authentication Bypass (CVE-2023-46805)

CVE-2023-46805 is an authentication bypass vulnerability impacting Ivanti web-based solutions, where attackers can gain unauthorized access to restricted resources by evading standard control checks.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 18th of January 2024.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2023-46805 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2023-46805 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2023-46805 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Observed attacks typically involve requests targeting URL paths with traversal sequences such as /api/v1/totp/user-backup-code/../../ or /api/v1/cav/client/status/../../.