CVE-2020-8263 (GCVE-0-2020-8263)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-28 12:48 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected (CWE-79)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure Affected: 9.1R9
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