CVE-2020-8260

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R9 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary code execution using uncontrolled gzip extraction.

Una vulnerabilidad en la interfaz web de administración en Pulse Connect Secure versiones anteriores a 9.1R9, podría permitir a un atacante autenticado llevar a cabo una ejecución de código arbitraria usando una extracción gzip no controlada

Pulse Connect Secure contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to perform code execution using uncontrolled gzip extraction.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-28 CVE Reserved
2020-10-28 CVE Published
2021-04-23 KEV Due Date
2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-09-01 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gist.github.com/rxwx/03a036d8982c9a3cead0c053cf334605
https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/10/26/technical-advisory-pulse-connect-secure-rce-via-uncontrolled-gzip-extraction-cve-2020-8260

URL	Date	SRC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601	2020-10-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				< 9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version " < 9.1"		linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r2, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r3, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r3.1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r4, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r4.1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r4.2, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r5, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r6, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r7, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r7.1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r8, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r8.2, linux		Affected