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CVE-2020-8238 (GCVE-0-2020-8238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-29 13:41 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability in the authenticated user web interface of Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R8.2 could allow attackers to conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic (CWE-79)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure/ Pulse Policy Secure Affected: Fixed in 9.1R8.2
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