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CVE-2018-6320: Ivanti Connect Secure: Improper Input Validation
CVE-2018-6320 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Ivanti Connect Secure. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
A vulnerability has been discovered in login.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.1RX before 8.1R12 and 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.2RX before 5.2R9 and 5.4RX before 5.4R2 wherein an http(s) Host header received from the browser is trusted without validation.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Affected products
- Ivanti Connect Secure: 8.1
- Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure: 8.1r1.0; 8.1rx; 8.3rx
- Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure: 5.2r1.0; 5.2r2.0; 5.2r3.0; 5.2r3.2; 5.2r4.0; 5.2r5.0; 5.2r6.0; 5.2r7.0; 5.2r7.1; 5.2r8.0; 5.2rx; 5.4r1