Zero-day vulnerability in Endpoint Manager Mobile (formerly MobileIron Core)

Path traversal
CVE-2023-35081

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2023072907 - Arbitrary file overwrite in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

Vulnerable component: Endpoint Manager Mobile (formerly MobileIron Core)

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35081

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and overwrite arbitrary files and compromise the affected system.

Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-35081-Arbitrary-File-Write?language=en_US

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