CVE-2017-11195
Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has Reflected XSS in launchHelp.cgi.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has Reflected XSS in launchHelp.cgi. The helpLaunchPage parameter is reflected in an IFRAME element, if the value contains two quotes. It properly sanitizes quotes and tags, so one cannot simply close the src with a quote and inject after that. However, an attacker can use javascript: or data: to abuse this.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.90% probability · 59th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- pulsesecure/pulse connect secure
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99615
- http://www.sxcurity.pro/Multiple%20XSS%20and%20CSRF%20in%20Pulse%20Connect%20Secure%20v8.3R1.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/884556905145937921Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99615
- http://www.sxcurity.pro/Multiple%20XSS%20and%20CSRF%20in%20Pulse%20Connect%20Secure%20v8.3R1.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/884556905145937921Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.