Ivanti EPM SQL Injection Remote Code Execution

name: Ivanti EPM SQL Injection Remote Code Execution
id: e20564ca-c86c-4e30-acdb-a8486673426f
version: 9
date: '2026-03-27'
author: Michael Haag
type: TTP
status: production
data_source:
    - Suricata
description: |-
    This detection identifies potential exploitation of a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM), identified as CVE-2024-29824.
    The vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 9.8, allows for remote code execution through the `RecordGoodApp` function in the `PatchBiz.dll` file.
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the `goodApp.md5` value in an HTTP POST request to the `/WSStatusEvents/EventHandler.asmx` endpoint, leading to unauthorized command execution on the server.
    Monitoring for unusual SQL commands and HTTP requests to this endpoint can help identify exploitation attempts.
    Note that, the detection is focused on the URI path, HTTP method and status code of 200, indicating potential exploitation.
    To properly identify if this was successful, TLS inspection and additional network traffic analysis is required as the xp_cmdshell comes in via the request body.
search: |-
    | tstats `security_content_summariesonly`
      count min(_time) as firstTime
            max(_time) as lastTime

    FROM datamodel=Web WHERE

    Web.url="*/WSStatusEvents/EventHandler.asmx"
    Web.http_method=POST
    Web.status=200

    BY Web.http_user_agent Web.status Web.http_method
       Web.url Web.url_length Web.src Web.dest

    | `drop_dm_object_name("Web")`
    | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
    | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
    | `ivanti_epm_sql_injection_remote_code_execution_filter`
how_to_implement: |-
    The detection is based on monitoring HTTP POST requests to the `/WSStatusEvents/EventHandler.asmx` endpoint with a status code of 200. The detection is focused on the URI path, HTTP method, and status code, which can indicate potential exploitation of the CVE-2024-29824 vulnerability. To implement this detection, ensure that you have enabled the necessary data sources and are ingesting HTTP traffic data. The detection can be implemented using Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk Cloud with the provided search query. The search query should be scheduled to run at regular intervals to detect potential exploitation attempts. Additionally, consider implementing TLS inspection or network traffic analysis (IDS/IPS) to identify successful exploitation attempts.
known_false_positives: |-
    False positives are not expected, as this detection is based on monitoring HTTP POST requests to a specific endpoint with a status code of 200. However, ensure that legitimate requests to the `/WSStatusEvents/EventHandler.asmx` endpoint are accounted for in the environment to avoid false positives.
references:
    - https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/cve-2024-29824-deep-dive-ivanti-epm-sql-injection-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-29824
    - https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/pull/10020/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 ("$dest$") starthoursago=168  | 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: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
    message: Potential exploitation of a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM), identified as CVE-2024-29824 against $dest$.
    risk_objects:
        - field: dest
          type: system
          score: 50
    threat_objects: []
tags:
    analytic_story:
        - Ivanti EPM Vulnerabilities
        - GhostRedirector IIS Module and Rungan Backdoor
        - Hellcat Ransomware
    asset_type: Web Server
    mitre_attack_id:
        - T1190
    product:
        - Splunk Enterprise
        - Splunk Enterprise Security
        - Splunk Cloud
    security_domain: network
    cve:
        - CVE-2024-29824
tests:
    - name: True Positive Test
      attack_data:
        - data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1190/ivanti/suricata_ivanti_epm.log
          sourcetype: suricata
          source: not_applicable