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.)
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from ivanti, from pulsesecure, from ivanti and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-07-27T23:15:12.497
2024-11-21T05:00:28.783
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | connect_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | pulsesecure | pulse_connect_secure | ≤ 9.0 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ivanti | policy_secure | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | pulsesecure | pulse_policy_secure | ≤ 9.0 | Yes |
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