Session Fixation in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - CVE-2019-11540

 

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)

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.

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