10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-4787
Pulse Connect Secure File Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2r1, 8.1 before 8.1r2, 8.0 before 8.0r10, and 7.4 before 7.4r13.4 allow remote attackers to read sensitive system authentication files in an unspecified directory via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

May 26, 2016, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 27, 2024, 9:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4787 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
1 Ivanti 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-2016-4787.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035932
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40207 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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4787 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4787 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40207 No Types Assigned https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40207 Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 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-2016-4787 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4787 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.33 }} 0.00%

score

0.66324

percentile

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