Session Fixation in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - CVE-2019-11540
Published: April 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27035
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11540
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ivanti
Affected software:
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack users' sessions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session validation in Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure. A remote attacker can can conduct a session hijacking attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11540
Install updates from vendor's website.