Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure up to 8.0R16/8.1R12/8.2R8/8.3R2 End User Portal custompage.cgi Parameter cross site scripting
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure up to 8.0R16/8.1R12/8.2R8/8.3R2. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file custompage.cgi of the component End User Portal. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
A cross site scripting issue has been found in custompage.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.0R17.0, 8.1.x before 8.1R13, 8.2.x before 8.2R9, and 8.3.x before 8.3R3 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 5.2R10, 5.3.x before 5.3R9, and 5.4.x before 5.4R3 due to one of the URL parameters not being sanitized. Exploitation does require the user to be logged in as administrator; the issue is not applicable to the end user portal.
The bug was discovered 01/02/2018. The weakness was shared 01/16/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.pulsesecure.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-17947 since 12/28/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106681 (Pulse Policy Secure Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (SA43018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 8.0R17.0, 8.1R13, 8.2R9 or 8.3R3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106681). The entry 111927 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 106681
Nessus Name: Pulse Policy Secure Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (SA43018)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Pulse Connect Secure 8.0R17.0/8.1R13/8.2R9/8.3R3
Timeline
12/28/2017 🔍01/02/2018 🔍
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Advisory: kb.pulsesecure.netStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17947 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 01/17/2018 07:59Updated: 12/23/2019 18:03
Changes: 01/17/2018 07:59 (67), 12/23/2019 18:03 (3)
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