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CVE-2020-8218
Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.2EPSS 32.7%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 7 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 32.74% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 7 March 2022 · due 7 September 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- ivanti/connect secure · ivanti/policy secure · pulsesecure/pulse policy secure
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218
References
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516Vendor Advisory
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516Vendor Advisory
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.