CVE-2016-4790 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the administrative user interface of Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) versions 8.2 prior to 8.2r1, 8.1 prior to 8.1r2, 8.0 prior to 8.0r9, and 7.4 prior to 7.4r13.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through unspecified vectors. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, but requires high privileges (PR:H) to exploit, with no user interaction (UI:N) needed. A successful exploit could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, or entries in ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1r1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.