Privilege escalation in Ivanti Sentry



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-8540
CWE-ID CWE-732
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ivanti Standalone Sentry
Server applications / Server solutions for antivurus protection

Vendor Ivanti

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU101672

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8540

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions assigned to a critical resource. A local user can modify sensitive application components and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Standalone Sentry: 9.14.0 - 10.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Sentry-CVE-2024-8540


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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