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Access to Vulnerable Ivanti Connect Secure Bookmark Endpoint
The following analytic identifies access to the /api/v1/configuration/users/user-roles/user-role/rest-userrole1/web/web-bookmarks/bookmark endpoint, which is associated with CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 vulnerabilities. It detects this activity by monitoring for GET requests that receive a 403 Forbidden response with an empty body. This behavior is significant as it indicates potential exploitation attempts against Ivanti Connect Secure systems. If confirmed malicious, attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access or control over the affected systems, leading to potential data breaches or system compromise.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application |
Rule body splunk
name: Access to Vulnerable Ivanti Connect Secure Bookmark Endpoint
id: 15838756-f425-43fa-9d88-a7f88063e81a
version: 9
creation_date: '2024-01-17'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
description: The following analytic identifies access to the /api/v1/configuration/users/user-roles/user-role/rest-userrole1/web/web-bookmarks/bookmark endpoint, which is associated with CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 vulnerabilities. It detects this activity by monitoring for GET requests that receive a 403 Forbidden response with an empty body. This behavior is significant as it indicates potential exploitation attempts against Ivanti Connect Secure systems. If confirmed malicious, attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access or control over the affected systems, leading to potential data breaches or system compromise.
data_source:
- Suricata
search: |-
| tstats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Web
WHERE Web.url="*/api/v1/configuration/users/user-roles/user-role/rest-userrole1/web/web-bookmarks/bookmark*" Web.http_method=GET Web.status=403
BY Web.src, Web.dest, Web.http_user_agent,
Web.status, Web.url source
| `drop_dm_object_name("Web")`
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `access_to_vulnerable_ivanti_connect_secure_bookmark_endpoint_filter`
how_to_implement: This detection requires the Web datamodel to be populated from a supported Technology Add-On like Suricata, Splunk for Apache, Splunk for Nginx, or Splunk for Palo Alto.
known_false_positives: This analytic is limited to HTTP Status 403; adjust as necessary. False positives may occur if the URI path is IP-restricted or externally blocked. It's recommended to review the context of the alerts and adjust the analytic parameters to better fit the specific environment.
references:
- https://github.com/RootUp/PersonalStuff/blob/master/http-vuln-cve2023-46805_2024_21887.nse
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/c6b351e71b0fb0e40e222e97038f1fe09ac58194/http/misconfiguration/ivanti/CVE-2023-46085-CVE-2024-21887-mitigation-not-applied.yaml
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/18708/files
drilldown_searches:
- name: View the detection results for - "$dest$"
search: '%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$"'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
- name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$"
search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$") | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
earliest_offset: 7d
latest_offset: "0"
finding:
title: Possible exploitation of CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 against $dest$.
entity:
field: dest
type: system
score: 50
analytic_story:
- Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Vulnerabilities
- CISA AA24-241A
asset_type: VPN Appliance
cve:
- CVE-2023-46805
- CVE-2024-21887
mitre_attack_id:
- T1190
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
category: web
security_domain: network
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1190/ivanti/ivanti_bookmark_web_access.log
source: not_applicable
sourcetype: suricata
test_type: unit
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: tstats
| tstats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Web
WHERE Web.url="*/api/v1/configuration/users/user-roles/user-role/rest-userrole1/web/web-bookmarks/bookmark*" Web.http_method=GET Web.status=403
BY Web.src, Web.dest, Web.http_user_agent,
Web.status, Web.url source
Stage 2: search
| `drop_dm_object_name("Web")`
Stage 3: search
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
Stage 4: search
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
Stage 5: search
| `access_to_vulnerable_ivanti_connect_secure_bookmark_endpoint_filter`
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Web.http_method | eq |
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Web.status | eq |
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Web.url | eq |
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