CVE-2019-11510

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.45% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory pulsesecure.net Vendor Advisory pulsesecure.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa not applicable vendor advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/ patch vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154176/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://badpackets.net/over-14500-pulse-secure-vpn-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-11510/ third party advisory broken link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.html third party advisory vdb entry
https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf third party advisory
https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/ third party advisory exploit
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff5fa1837b6bd1b24d18a42faa75e165a4573dbe2d434910c15fd08a%40%3Cuser.guacamole.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11510?
CVE-2019-11510 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11510?
To fix CVE-2019-11510, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11510 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2019-11510 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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