Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and Neurons Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21893)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-01-31 · CVE-2024-21893
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure), Ivanti Policy Secure, and Ivanti Neurons contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the SAML component that allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authentication. CISA added CVE-2024-21893 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 31, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild. CISA reports known use in ransomware campaigns.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Feb 2, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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