CVE-2020-8256: A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary file reading access through…

PriorityP433medium4.9CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRHUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

3.36%

87.2th percentile

A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary file reading access through Pulse Collaboration via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ivanti	connect_secure	—	—
pulsesecure	pulse_connect_secure	<= 9.0	—
pulsesecure	pulse_connect_secure	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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