Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2019-11538

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2019-11538

Published: April 20, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27040
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11538
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Ivanti
Affected software:
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in NFS functionality. A remote authenticated user can view contents of arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-11538

Install updates from vendor's website.

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