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CVE-2020-8219 (GCVE-0-2020-8219)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-30 12:53 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
Summary
An insufficient permission check vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to change the password of a full administrator.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-280 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (CWE-280)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Pulse Connect Secure Affected: Fixed in 9.1R8
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