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FKIE_CVE-2020-8243

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-09-30 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:26
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8243US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ivanti connect_secure *
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti connect_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure *
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
ivanti policy_secure 9.1
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