CVE-2017-11196
HighSummary
Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has a CSRF vulnerability in logout.cgi. The logout function of the admin panel is not protected by any CSRF tokens, allowing an attacker to log out a user by tricking them into visiting a malicious web page.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can log out users from the admin panel, potentially leading to loss of control over the system. This could result in service disruption or access to sensitive data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to implement CSRF tokens in the logout function and review application security. Users should also be educated about the risks of visiting unknown websites.
Other vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1
See all- CVE-2017-11193High
Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has a CSRF vulnerability in the diag.cgi file, which allows commands like ping, traceroute, and nslookup to be executed. The lack of CSRF protections enables an attacker to run these commands against any IP if they can trick an admin into visiting their malicious page.
- CVE-2016-4786High
Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) versions 8.2 before 8.2r1, 8.1 before 8.1r3, 8.0 before 8.0r11, and 7.4 before 7.4r13.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2021-22893CriticalActively exploited
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- CVE-2016-4787Critical
Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) versions 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.
Original NVD description (English source)
Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has CSRF in logout.cgi. The logout function of the admin panel is not protected by any CSRF tokens, thus allowing an attacker to logout a user by making them visit a malicious web page.