Pulse Connect Secure SSL VPN arbitrary file read vulnerability

Nash N Sulthan

Published on

01 Oct 2021

Vulnerability

In Pulse Connect Secure(PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS can send a specially crafted URL to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability.

Impact

This arbitrary file read vulnerability can lead to the leakage of sensitive information, allowing unauthorized remote attackers to read the private key and user password; furthermore, it can even trigger a remote command injection attack(CVE-2019-11539).

Mitigation / Precaution

Our recommendation is to upgrade the Pulse Connect Secure to the latest version as soon as possible to patch the vulnerabilities.

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