{"id":27789,"date":"2025-04-20T09:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:22:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:17:42","slug":"cve-2023-46805-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ivanti-ics-and-ivanti-policy-secure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-46805-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ivanti-ics-and-ivanti-policy-secure\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-46805: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Ivanti ICS and Ivanti Policy Secure<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical vulnerability in Ivanti&#8217;s ICS and Policy Secure products, labeled as CVE-2023-46805. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially gaining unauthorized access to restricted resources. This poses serious risks to all organizations using the affected Ivanti&#8217;s solutions due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31996\">potential for system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. Given the severity score of 8.2, it is imperative that affected parties take immediate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46342-kyverno-policy-engine-vulnerability-enables-unauthorized-actions-in-kubernetes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42693\">action to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-46805<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.2)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23391-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-suse-rancher-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33371\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1679775177\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ivanti ICS | 9.x, 22.x<br \/>\nIvanti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1763-cross-site-scripting-and-content-security-policy-bypass-in-gitlab-ee\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57344\">Policy Secure<\/a> | All versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti ICS and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1782-critical-vulnerability-in-hylafax-enterprise-web-interface-and-avantfax\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33579\">Ivanti Policy<\/a> Secure software occurs in the web component. This flaw allows remote attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50343-hcl-dryice-myxalytics-improper-access-control-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32441\">access restricted resources by bypassing control<\/a> checks. Essentially, the software does not perform adequate checks to ensure that a user is properly authenticated before granting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-31003-ibm-security-access-manager-container-root-access-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31959\">access to secured<\/a> resources. An attacker could exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-45230-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-edk2-s-network-package\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33370\">vulnerability by sending specially crafted network<\/a> requests to the affected system, tricking it into granting access without proper authentication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-913267150\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-27289-replay-attack-vulnerability-uncovered-in-zigbee-smart-home-kit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35546\">attacker might exploit this vulnerability<\/a> using a HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/restricted\/resource HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nX-Forwarded-For: attacker_ip\n{ &quot;user_session&quot;: &quot;fake_session_id&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a GET request to a restricted resource, including a fake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45949-phpgurukul-user-management-system-session-hijacking-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41167\">user session<\/a> ID in the request. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32743-critical-vulnerability-in-connman-could-lead-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32183\">vulnerable system<\/a> fails to properly validate this session ID and grants access to the restricted resource.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, Ivanti has released patches for the affected versions of ICS and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48757-insufficient-database-row-level-security-policy-in-lovable\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57364\">Policy Secure<\/a>. It is highly recommended to apply these patches immediately. In the interim, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by identifying and blocking suspicious requests. However, this is a temporary solution and does not replace the need for the application of the vendor&#8217;s patch. Be sure to consistently monitor your systems for any unusual activity and maintain an up-to-date inventory of all devices and applications to ensure no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33944\">vulnerable versions<\/a> remain in your environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical vulnerability in Ivanti&#8217;s ICS and Policy Secure products, labeled as CVE-2023-46805. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially gaining unauthorized access to restricted resources. 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