CRLF injection in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - CVE-2023-38551

 

CRLF injection in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - CVE-2023-38551

Published: May 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89721
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38551
CWE-ID: CWE-93
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Software vendor:
Ivanti

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to inject arbitrary data in server response.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application containing CR-LF characters and modify application behavior, leading to cross-site scripting attacks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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