PT-2020-20063 · Pulse · Pulse Connect Secure

Published 2020-10-28 · Updated 2021-08-17 · CVE-2020-8255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pulse Connect Secure versions prior to 9.1R9

Description A vulnerability in the admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file reading. The issue is fixed using encrypted URL blacklisting that prevents these messages.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.1R9, update to version 9.1R9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing encrypted URL blacklisting to prevent exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-8255

Affected Products

Pulse Connect Secure

References · 3

• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8255 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8255 · Vendor Advisory