Cross-site request forgery in Pulse Connect and Policy Secure



Published: 2017-08-29
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-11455
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Pulse Policy Secure
Server applications / Remote access servers, VPN

Pulse Connect Secure
Server applications / Remote access servers, VPN

Vendor Pulse Secure

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU8032

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11455

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page or URL, trick the victim into visiting it, gain access to the system,  trigger a flaw in 'diag.cgi and perform arbitrary actions.

Mitigation

The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 8.3R1, 8.2R6, 8.1R12, 8.0R17 and 5.4R1, 5.3R6, 5.2R9, 5.1R12.

Vulnerable software versions

Pulse Policy Secure: All versions

Pulse Connect Secure: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40793

Q & A

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Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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