Improper Authentication in MobileIron Sentry - CVE-2023-38035
Published: August 21, 2023 / Updated: May 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79810
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38035
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication on certain APIs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to port 8443/TCP, bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
MobileIron Sentry
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38035
Install updates from vendor's website.
MobileIron Sentry - addressed in versions 9.16.0-3, 9.17.0-3, 9.18.0-3
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #9806 - CVE-2023-38035 (Ivanti Sentry CVE-2023-38035) (May 13, 2024)
- Exploit #9615 - CVE-2023-38035 (Script to exploit CVE-2023-38035) (March 22, 2024)
- Exploit #9316 - Ivanti Sentry MICSLogService Auth Bypass resulting in RCE (CVE-2023-38035) (September 13, 2023)
- Exploit #9294 - MICS_Hunter (Script to exploit CVE-2023-38035) (September 5, 2023)
- Exploit #9261 - sentryexploit (CVE-2023-38035 Recon oriented exploit, extract company name contact information) (August 28, 2023)
- Exploit #9258 - CVE-2023-38035.py (August 24, 2023)
External References
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-38035-API-Authentication-Bypass-on-Sentry-Administrator-Interface?language=en_US
- https://www.ivanti.com/blog/cve-2023-38035-vulnerability-affecting-ivanti-sentry
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/KB-API-Authentication-Bypass-on-Sentry-Administrator-Interface-CVE-2023-38035?language=en_US