CVE-2020-8243 in Pulse Secure and Ivanti Products
Published on September 30, 2020
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to upload custom template to perform an arbitrary code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 23, 2021: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-8243 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2020-8243 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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