Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Ivanti MobileIron Sentry Admin Portal
CVE-2023-38035
Key Information:
- Vendor
Ivanti
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 21 August 2023
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What is CVE-2023-38035?
A vulnerability exists in the administrative interface of the Ivanti MobileIron Sentry, specifically in the MICS Admin Portal. This flaw arises from an insufficiently restrictive configuration of the Apache HTTPD server, potentially allowing attackers to circumvent authentication measures. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive administrative functions, posing significant risks to system integrity and data security.
CISA has reported CVE-2023-38035
CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2023-38035 as being exploited and is known by the CISA as enabling ransomware campaigns.
The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected Version(s)
MobileIron Sentry 9.18.0 and below
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
News Articles

Ivanti Warns of Critical Zero-Day Flaw Being Actively Exploited in Sentry Software
Ivanti Sentry is facing a new critical zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-38035), actively exploited in the wild. If you use Ivanti, time to patch up!
References
EPSS Score
94% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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Public PoC available
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Used in Ransomware
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Exploit known to exist
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CISA Reported
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First article discovered by Infosecurity Magazine
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved