CVE-2024-46607
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication in IceCMS by entering any arbitrary values as username and password in the admin login endpoint. Any organization using IceCMS v3.4.7 or earlier is affected, potentially allowing unauthorized access to administrative functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- IceCMS
📦 What is this software?
Icecms by Thecosy
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the CMS with administrative privileges, allowing data theft, content manipulation, and potential server takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to administrative dashboard leading to content manipulation, user data exposure, and privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and additional authentication layers are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires only HTTP POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint with any credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: http://icecms.com
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Check vendor website for updates. If no patch is available, implement workarounds or consider alternative CMS solutions.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock or monitor requests to the vulnerable loginAdmin endpoint
WAF specific - configure rule to block POST requests to */loginAdmin with suspicious patterns
Network Access Control
linuxRestrict access to admin interface to trusted IP addresses only
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8080 -s TRUSTED_IP -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8080 -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or block access to the admin login endpoint entirely
- Implement additional authentication layer (2FA, IP whitelisting) for admin access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to authenticate to the admin interface with random credentials via POST request to /loginAdmin endpointCheck Version:
Check IceCMS version in application configuration or admin panelVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that random credentials no longer grant access and proper authentication is enforced📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts with different usernames followed by successful admin access
- Admin login from unusual IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /loginAdmin endpoint with random credential values
- Admin panel access without proper authentication sequence
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/loginAdmin" AND status_code=200) AND user_agent NOT IN ["expected_admin_user_agents"]