CVE-2020-12880
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CVE-2020-12880 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. (The source code is otherwise inaccessible because the appliance has its hard disks encrypted, and no root shell is available during normal operation.)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanti | Connect Secure | 9.1 | — |
| Pulsesecure | Pulse Connect Secure | <= 9.0 | — |
| Ivanti | Policy Secure | 9.1 | R1 |
| Pulsesecure | Pulse Policy Secure | <= 9.0 | — |
References
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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