Attacker Value
Very High
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
Low
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Network
1

CVE-2020-8218

Disclosure Date: July 30, 2020
Exploited in the Wild
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Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

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Technical Analysis

Researchers wrote this one up at https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/08/26/forget-your-perimeter-rce-in-pulse-connect-secure/.

In CVE-2020-15408, I was musing about SSRF-to-RCE potential as a normal user, but this just skips right to CSRF’ing an admin to get RCE.

Note that both these vulns involve interacting with an authenticated user. The “threat model” is different from that of previous Pulse Secure RCEs. Patch this but also invest in security training for your users!

ETA: This is otherwise post-auth RCE, so if you have admin creds, you can execute commands all the same. It’s not uncommon to find creds like these in a corporate wiki or share somewhere.

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.2 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.2
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • ivanti,
  • pulsesecure

Products

  • connect secure 9.1,
  • policy secure 9.1,
  • pulse connect secure,
  • pulse policy secure

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