Pulse Connect Secure PCS 8.1R7/8.2R1 access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Pulse Connect Secure PCS 8.1R7/8.2R1. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol Client Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client session restrictions feature in Pulse Connect Secure (aka PCS) 8.1R7 and 8.2R1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 04/12/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3985 since 04/08/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3985 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035129

Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2016 11:06 AM
Updated: 07/13/2022 03:43 PM
Changes: 04/12/2016 11:06 AM (51), 10/03/2018 10:42 AM (5), 07/13/2022 03:43 PM (3)
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