High severity · published Apr 26, 2019
CVE-2019-11542
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX…
7.2
CVSS
65.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can send a specially crafted message resulting in a stack buffer overflow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)65.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Connect Secure · Ivanti
8.1; 8.2; 8.3 · source: NVD
PC
Pulse Connect Secure · Pulsesecure
8.1r1.0; 8.2r1.0; 8.2r1.1; 8.2r2.0; 8.2r3.0; 8.2r3.1; +16 more · source: NVD
PP
Pulse Policy Secure · Pulsesecure
5.1r1.0; 5.1r1.1; 5.1r2.0; 5.1r2.1; 5.1r3.0; 5.1r3.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11542
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11542
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073
Exploit
https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/
Exploit
https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
Third Party Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
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