Improper access control in Pulse Connect Secure

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU40393

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3985

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

The Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client session restrictions feature in Pulse Connect Secure (aka PCS) 8.1R7 and 8.2R1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 8.1r7 - 8.2R1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_connect_secure:8.1r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_connect_secure:8.2R1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035129
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40166

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.