CVE-2018-20193: pulsesecure secure_access_series_ssl_vpn_sa-4000 Improper Privilege Management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-20193 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in pulsesecure secure_access_series_ssl_vpn_sa-4000. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-12-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain Secure Access SA Series SSL VPN products (originally developed by Juniper Networks but now sold and supported by Pulse Secure, LLC) allow privilege escalation, as demonstrated by Secure Access SSL VPN SA-4000 5.1R5 (build 9627) 4.2 Release (build 7631). This occurs because appropriate controls are not performed. Specifically, it is possible for a readonly user to change the administrator user password by making a local copy of the /dana-admin/user/update.cgi page, changing the "user" value, and saving the changes.

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.