Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.2
HIGH
CVE-2020-8218
Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-8218 has a 15 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8218 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
2 Pulsesecure pulse_policy_secure
1 Ivanti connect_secure
2 Ivanti policy_secure
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
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-2020-8218.

URL Resource
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 Vendor Advisory
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ Exploit Third Party 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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lions2012/Penetration_Testing_POC

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Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2024, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 305 different CVEs too.
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orgTestCodacy11KRepos110MB/repo-3569-collection-document

None

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 31, 2023, 3:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.
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xuetusummer/Penetration_Testing_POC

None

Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 2 months ago
6 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 2:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 270 different CVEs too.
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soosmile/POC

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.
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winterwolf32/CVE-S---Penetration_Testing_POC-

None

Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago
11 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 27, 2022, 9:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 193 different CVEs too.
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huike007/penetration_poc

https://github.com/Mr-xn/Penetration_Testing_POC

Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
8 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Sept. 3, 2021, 4:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.
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developer3000S/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.
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alphaSeclab/sec-daily-2020

2020年发布到阿尔法实验室微信公众号的所有安全资讯汇总

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
40 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2021, 2:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 189 different CVEs too.
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hectorgie/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.
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0xT11/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 month ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.
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YIXINSHUWU/Penetration_Testing_POC

None

Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
51 stars 15 fork 15 watcher
Born at : Sept. 27, 2020, 5:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 129 different CVEs too.
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withdk/pulse-gosecure-rce-poc

Tool to test for existence of CVE-2020-8218

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
22 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Aug. 29, 2020, 4:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Mr-xn/Penetration_Testing_POC

渗透测试有关的POC、EXP、脚本、提权、小工具等---About penetration-testing python-script poc getshell csrf xss cms php-getshell domainmod-xss csrf-webshell cobub-razor cve rce sql sql-poc poc-exp bypass oa-getshell cve-cms

penetration-testing poc getshell csrf penetration-testing-poc csrf-webshell cve rce sql-poc poc-exp bypass oa-getshell cve-cms php-bypass thinkphp sql-getshell authentication-bypass cobalt-strike exploit

Python Ruby Makefile C C++ Shell HTML Java Assembly PHP

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
6495 stars 1823 fork 1823 watcher
Born at : July 24, 2019, 3:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 328 different CVEs too.
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tom0li/collection-document

Collection of quality safety articles. Awesome articles.

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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
2013 stars 464 fork 464 watcher
Born at : Aug. 31, 2017, 1:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-8218 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8218 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]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ No Types Assigned https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2022

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

    Sep. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1RB that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface. A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 No Types Assigned https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-8218 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-2020-8218 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.58 }} 0.59%

score

0.90245

percentile

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