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Absolute Path Traversal in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM)

IdentifiersCVE-2024-13159CWE-36· Absolute Path Traversal

CVE-2024-13159 is an absolute path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). According to the provided content, affected versions are Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and before the 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access files using absolute path traversal, resulting in disclosure of sensitive information from the underlying system.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read sensitive information from the affected Ivanti EPM system. Depending on what files are exposed, this could include configuration data, credentials, tokens, internal paths, or other information useful for follow-on compromise.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to Ivanti EPM, especially from untrusted networks, and monitor for suspicious requests indicative of path traversal attempts. Additional compensating controls may include WAF or reverse-proxy filtering for traversal patterns and minimizing public exposure of EPM services.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Ivanti Endpoint Manager to the fixed releases referenced in the content: the 2024 January-2025 Security Update or the 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update. Organizations should prioritize patching internet-reachable EPM instances and verify that all affected deployments have been updated to the corrected builds.
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1 valid exploit after Mallory filtered fakes, detection scripts, and README-only repos.

VALID 1 / 1 TOTALView more in app
Ivanti-EPM-Coercion-VulnerabilitiesMaturityPoCVerified exploit

This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-13159, targeting Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). The main file, CVE-2024-13159.py, is a Python script that sends a crafted SOAP request to the vulnerable /WSVulnerabilityCore/VulCore.asmx endpoint. The payload causes the EPM server to attempt to access a file on an attacker-controlled SMB share, thereby leaking the server's machine credentials for use in relay attacks. The exploit is unauthenticated and requires only the target's base URL and the attacker's relay target (SMB server). The repository also includes a README with usage instructions and background information. No hardcoded credentials or detection logic are present; the script is a functional POC for credential coercion via network interaction.

horizon3aiDisclosed Feb 18, 2025pythonnetwork
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