CVE-2019-11539

Vulnerability overview

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, the admin web interface allows an authenticated attacker to inject and execute commands.

Severity and scoring

CVSS score

7.2 · HIGH

CVSS version

3.1

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-78

CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.

Known exploitation and remediation

Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Affected product

Ivanti · Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure

Added to catalog

2021-11-03

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA remediation due date

2022-05-03

CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.

Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.

Affected products and versions

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:r9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.3:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.0:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.0:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.0:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.1r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.2rx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r10.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.3rx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

• cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:5.4rx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.

Advisories and references

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html

  Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html

  Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html

  Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073

  Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• 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/

  Exploit · Third Party Advisory

• https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf

  Exploit · Third Party Advisory

• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101

  Third Party Advisory · Vendor Advisory

• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010

  Third Party Advisory

• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237

  Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html

  Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html

  Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html

  Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073

  Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

• 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/

  Exploit · Third Party Advisory

• https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf

  Exploit · Third Party Advisory

• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101

  Third Party Advisory · Vendor Advisory

• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010

  Third Party Advisory

• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237

  Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource

• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11539

  US Government Resource

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