What is CVE-2020-8263?

CVE-2020-8263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-8263?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client

CVE-2020-8263

A vulnerability in the authenticated user web interface of Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R9 could allow attackers to conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through the CGI file.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client — versions 9.1
N/a Pulse Connect Secure / Policy — versions 9.1R9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8263?: CVE-2020-8263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-8263?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.