Multiple vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU27042

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11507

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data on the Application Launcher page. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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.

2) Stack-based buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU16161

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19519

CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists in the print_prefix function, as defined in the print-hncp.c source code file of the affected software due to insufficient initialization of the buf variable. A remote attacker can trick the victim into execution of the tcpdumpcommand on a .pcap file that submits malicious input, trigger a stack-based buffer overread and access sensitive memory information or cause a DoS condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU31938

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8206

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass the Google TOTP, if the primary credentials are exposed to attacker.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

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.

4) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU31939

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8218

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the admin panel. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged 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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

5) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU31940

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8221

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the admin panel. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged 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.

6) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU31941

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8222

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the admin interface. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system through Meeting.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged 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.

7) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU31942

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8219

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation. A user administrator can change the password of a full Administrator and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged 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.

8) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU31943

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8220

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing user-supplied input within the administrator web interface. A remote authenticated user can perform command injection that causes denial of service.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged 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.

9) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU31944

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12880

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper security restrictions. An attacker with physical access to the device can manipulate kernel boot parameter to gain the root access of VA Appliances.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

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.

10) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU31945

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8204

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via URL to PSAL Page. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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.

11) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU31946

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8217

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via URL used for Citrix ICA. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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.

12) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU31947

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8216

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote authenticated user can discover find meeting details, if they know the Meeting ID.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

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.

13) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU31948

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15408

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote authenticated user can access the admin panel of the device via the end user web interface through rewrite.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure): 9.1R1 - 9.1R7

CPE2.3

External links

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516/p?pubstatus=o

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.

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	13
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-11507 CVE-2018-19519 CVE-2020-8206 CVE-2020-8218 CVE-2020-8221 CVE-2020-8222 CVE-2020-8219 CVE-2020-8220 CVE-2020-12880 CVE-2020-8204 CVE-2020-8217 CVE-2020-8216 CVE-2020-15408
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-126 CWE-287 CWE-78 CWE-22 CWE-264 CWE-77 CWE-284
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. Vulnerability #4 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) Server applications / Remote access servers, VPN Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) Server applications / Remote access servers, VPN
Vendor	Ivanti