CVE-2019-11510
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure: Arbitrary File Read
As of , CVE-2019-11510 in Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
- US federal deadline
- 3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access via HTTPS to send a specially crafted URI.
CISA's description
In Pulse Secure 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 remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .
The CVE record's description, from mitre
- CVE published
- 8 May 2019
- Assigned by
- mitre
- CVSS
- 9.9 Critical (CVSS 3.0, from the CNA)
- CWE-22
- Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 47297).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
- CISA changed its entry. Deadline moved from 23 April 2021 to 3 May 2022.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary File Disclosureauxiliary module, rank normal
- Exploit-DB: Pulse Secure 8.1R15.1/8.2/8.3/9.0 SSL VPN - Arbitrary File Disclosure (Metasploit)EDB-ID 47297, 21 August 2019
Pulse Connect Secure: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-8260Code Execution | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.96 | 0.96 | ||
| CVE-2020-8243Code Execution | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure | Patch this weekEPSS 0.91 | 0.91 | ||
| CVE-2021-22893Use-After-Free | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.47 | ||
| CVE-2021-22894Collaboration Suite Buffer Overflow | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure | Patch soon | 0.41 | ||
| CVE-2021-22899Command Injection | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure | Patch soon | 0.23 | ||
| CVE-2021-22900Unrestricted File Upload | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure | Patch soon | 0.14 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org