[ CVE-2019-11539 · Published 26 Apr 2019 ]
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2021-11-03
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- EPSS: 99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
[ Description ]Official description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, the admin web interface allows an authenticated attacker to inject and execute commands.
CISA: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows an authenticated attacker from the admin web interface to inject and execute commands.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 3 May 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-C…Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-c…ExploitThird Party Advisory
- i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdfExploitThird Party Advisory
- kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010Third Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource