What is CVE-2017-11196?

CVE-2017-11196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_connect_secure, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-11196?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Pulsesecure Pulse_connect_secure

CVE-2017-11196

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.006 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pulsesecure Pulse_connect_secure — versions 8.3r1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11196?: CVE-2017-11196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_connect_secure, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-11196?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.