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Connect Secure CVE-2018-6320

CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2018-09-06 cve@mitre.org
Information Disclosure Ivanti Connect Secure Pulse Connect Secure Pulse Policy Secure
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 06, 2018 - 23:29 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

A vulnerability has been discovered in login.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.1RX before 8.1R12 and 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.2RX before 5.2R9 and 5.4RX before 5.4R2 wherein an http(s) Host header received from the browser is trusted without validation.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability has been discovered in login.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.1RX before 8.1R12 and 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.2RX before 5.2R9 and 5.4RX. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. A vulnerability has been discovered in login.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.1RX before 8.1R12 and 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.2RX before 5.2R9 and 5.4RX before 5.4R2 wherein an http(s) Host header received from the browser is trusted without validation. Affected products include: Ivanti Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure. Version information: before 8.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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