CVE-2020-12880

MEDIUM

5.5

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.)

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published7/27/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

ivanti:connect_secureivanti:policy_securepulsesecure:pulse_connect_securepulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa(cve@mitre.org)

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516(cve@mitre.org)

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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