Inadequate Encryption Strength in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - CVE-2018-20810
Published: June 28, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35775
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20810
CWE-ID: CWE-326
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 non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Session data between cluster nodes during cluster synchronization is not properly encrypted in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.4RX before 5.4R2. This is not applicable to PCS 8.1RX, PPS 5.2RX, or stand-alone devices.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20810
Install update from vendor's website.