cve-2020-8254
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-10-28 12:46
Modified
2024-08-04 09:56
Severity ?
Summary
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Pulse Secure Desktop Client Version: 9.1R9
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T09:56:27.963Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "Pulse Secure Desktop Client",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9.1R9"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client \u003c 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-23",
              "description": "Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2020-10-28T12:46:28",
        "orgId": "36234546-b8fa-4601-9d6f-f4e334aa8ea1",
        "shortName": "hackerone"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "support@hackerone.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2020-8254",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "Pulse Secure Desktop Client",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "9.1R9"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client \u003c 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23)"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "36234546-b8fa-4601-9d6f-f4e334aa8ea1",
    "assignerShortName": "hackerone",
    "cveId": "CVE-2020-8254",
    "datePublished": "2020-10-28T12:46:28",
    "dateReserved": "2020-01-28T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T09:56:27.963Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"versionEndExcluding\": \"9.1\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"F3BBCA2A-A964-4B88-84D2-09199D7830D2\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"5D8D50A3-4BCA-424C-80A6-FB748505E322\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r2:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"4582A0E1-A8CE-41F1-B66B-093B6A6B0C5E\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"E752E4C2-30CB-46D1-A785-49EDF2A15248\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"75017203-FA52-4C5D-9B9C-E38F26852BB2\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"C6460E3E-758A-41AC-A1A3-7288B5030C0F\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"D16AD2E8-9C7D-4EA2-8AF1-881546E97D75\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"FFB49374-0F24-41BA-BC44-51DC22D27B0B\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r5:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"3996F908-D6EE-461B-8A2B-BF2FD94BB776\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r6:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"F51DF92D-EEEC-4F2D-902C-6084201CAF05\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"A502DBE4-F14E-4115-8AFE-12D47AEAFEF4\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"EC134B99-2DDE-43F1-9808-A4AC4FDD943E\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r8:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"A34AEAC3-082E-4EA3-B46B-782F11053F15\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r8.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"32465036-9876-4AAD-86A0-C5503C0C55F4\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client \u003c 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Una vulnerabilidad en Pulse Secure Desktop Client versiones anteriores a 9.1R9, presenta una Ejecuci\\u00f3n de C\\u00f3digo Remota (RCE) si usuarios pueden ser convencidos a conectarse a un servidor malicioso.\u0026#xa0;Esta vulnerabilidad solo afecta a Windows PDC. Para mejorar la seguridad de las conexiones entre los clientes Pulse y Pulse Connect Secure, v\\u00e9ase la(s) siguiente(s) recomendaci\\u00f3n(es): Deshabilite el certificado confiable din\\u00e1mico para PDC\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2020-8254",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T05:38:35.900",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"baseScore\": 8.8, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"REQUIRED\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 2.8, \"impactScore\": 5.9}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\", \"baseScore\": 6.8, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"integrityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 8.6, \"impactScore\": 6.4, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": true}]}",
      "published": "2020-10-28T13:15:12.747",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601\", \"source\": \"support@hackerone.com\", \"tags\": [\"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "support@hackerone.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"support@hackerone.com\", \"type\": \"Secondary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-23\"}]}, {\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-22\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2020-8254\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"support@hackerone.com\",\"published\":\"2020-10-28T13:15:12.747\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T05:38:35.900\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client \u003c 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Una vulnerabilidad en Pulse Secure Desktop Client versiones anteriores a 9.1R9, presenta una Ejecuci\u00f3n de C\u00f3digo Remota (RCE) si usuarios pueden ser convencidos a conectarse a un servidor malicioso.\u0026#xa0;Esta vulnerabilidad solo afecta a Windows PDC. Para mejorar la seguridad de las conexiones entre los clientes Pulse y Pulse Connect Secure, v\u00e9ase la(s) siguiente(s) recomendaci\u00f3n(es): Deshabilite el certificado confiable din\u00e1mico para PDC\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":8.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":6.8,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":true}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"support@hackerone.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-23\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-22\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"9.1\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"F3BBCA2A-A964-4B88-84D2-09199D7830D2\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"5D8D50A3-4BCA-424C-80A6-FB748505E322\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r2:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"4582A0E1-A8CE-41F1-B66B-093B6A6B0C5E\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"E752E4C2-30CB-46D1-A785-49EDF2A15248\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"75017203-FA52-4C5D-9B9C-E38F26852BB2\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"C6460E3E-758A-41AC-A1A3-7288B5030C0F\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"D16AD2E8-9C7D-4EA2-8AF1-881546E97D75\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"FFB49374-0F24-41BA-BC44-51DC22D27B0B\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r5:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"3996F908-D6EE-461B-8A2B-BF2FD94BB776\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r6:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"F51DF92D-EEEC-4F2D-902C-6084201CAF05\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A502DBE4-F14E-4115-8AFE-12D47AEAFEF4\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"EC134B99-2DDE-43F1-9808-A4AC4FDD943E\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r8:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A34AEAC3-082E-4EA3-B46B-782F11053F15\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r8.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"32465036-9876-4AAD-86A0-C5503C0C55F4\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601\",\"source\":\"support@hackerone.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.