CVE-2017-17947 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure products, specifically within the custompage.cgi component. This flaw arises from insufficient sanitization of a URL parameter, allowing for the injection of malicious scripts. Exploitation requires administrative privileges, limiting its impact to authenticated administrators rather than end-users. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low attack complexity, but requiring high privileges and user interaction. Successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or defacement within the administrative interface. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.0r17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1, < 8.1r13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.2, <= 8.2r9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.3, < 8.3r3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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