Zero-day vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure

Improper Authentication
CVE-2021-22893

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2021042012 - Remote code execution in Pulse Connect Secure

Vulnerable component: Pulse Connect Secure

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22893

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process and compromise the affected device.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple issues in web interface. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application via license server web services.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

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About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.