6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-3985
Pulse Connect Secure RDP Client Session Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2016, 2 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 18, 2016, 4:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3985 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-3985.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035129
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40166 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3985 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3985 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.2r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40166 No Types Assigned https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40166 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3985 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} -0.00%

score

0.38568

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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