Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU46997

Code Injection in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - CVE-2020-8243

Published: September 23, 2020 / Updated: February 20, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU46997

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8243

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the admin interface. A remote authenticated administrator can upload a specially crafted template and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Affected software

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)

How to mitigate CVE-2020-8243

Install updates from vendor's website.

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - update to 9.1R8.2
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - update to 9.1R8.2

External References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588/p?pubstatus=o

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