Ivanti - Path Traversal (CVE-2019-11510)
Description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .
psychologyCrowdSec Analysis
CVE-2019-11510 is a critical vulnerability affecting Pulse Connect Secure, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files through crafted requests.
CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 9th of December 2021.
Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2019-11510 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2019-11510 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.
Exploitation attempts typically involve accessing specifically crafted URLs designed to leverage the file read vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure.
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| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| CVE Published | 2019-05-08 |
| CISA KEV | 2021-11-03 |
| Rule Released | 2021-12-09 |
| CISA Remediation Deadline | 2022-05-03 |
| CrowdSec First Seen | 2024-11-25 |
Remediation & Protection
External References
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
- https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-11510.yaml