VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-44720
A read-only administrative user can escalate to a read-write administrative role.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 2.60%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Ivanti Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 9.1R12, the administrator password is stored in the HTML source code of the "Maintenance > Push Configuration > Targets > Target Name" targets.cgi screen. A read-only administrative user can escalate to a read-write administrative role.
- 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
- 2.60% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- ivanti/connect secure · pulsesecure/pulse connect secure
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gist.github.com/JGarciaSec/2060ec1c8efc1d573a1ddb754c6b4f84Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/JGarciaSec/2060ec1c8efc1d573a1ddb754c6b4f84Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.