CVE-2020-8243

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure: Code Execution

As of , CVE-2020-8243 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
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.91Higher 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
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
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 unspecified vulnerability in the admin web interface that could allow an authenticated attacker to upload a custom template to perform code execution.

CISA's description

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 CVE record's description, from hackerone

CVE published
29 September 2020
Assigned by
hackerone
CVSS
7.2 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. CISA changed its entry. Deadline moved from 23 April 2021 to 3 May 2022.

Pulse Connect Secure: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2019-11510Arbitrary File ReadIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2020-8260Code ExecutionIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.960.96
CVE-2021-22893Use-After-FreeIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch this weekRansomware use0.47
CVE-2021-22894Collaboration Suite Buffer OverflowIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch soon0.41
CVE-2021-22899Command InjectionIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch soon0.23
CVE-2021-22900Unrestricted File UploadIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch soon0.14

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