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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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.