Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2020
CVE-2020-8256
A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary file reading access through Pulse Collaboration…
4.9
CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary file reading access through Pulse Collaboration via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Connect Secure · Ivanti
9.1; 9.1; 9.1; 9.1; 9.1; 9.1; +7 more · source: NVD
PC
Pulse Connect Secure · Pulsesecure
through 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8256
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8256
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588
Exploit
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/
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