CVE-2018-20810 - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

Session data between cluster nodes during cluster synchronization is not properly encrypted in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.4RX before 5.4R2. This is not applicable to PCS 8.1RX, PPS 5.2RX, or stand-alone devices.

Session data between cluster nodes during cluster synchronization is not properly encrypted in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3RX before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.4RX before 5.4R2. This is not applicable to PCS 8.1RX, PPS 5.2RX, or stand-alone devices.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Pulse

First reported 5 years ago

2019-06-28 18:15:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-07-03 19:54:00

Affected Software

PulseSecure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3 R1

8.3

Pulse Secure Pulse Policy Secure 5.4 R1

5.4

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877/

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