CVE-2019-11213 Auth bypass in n/a

High 8.1 Published 12 Apr 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers with local access can steal session tokens to hijack user sessions and gain unauthorized access to Pulse Secure clients.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-11213?

CVE-2019-11213 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 12 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Pulse Secure Pulse Desktop Client and Network Connect, an attacker could access session tokens to replay and spoof sessions, and as a result, gain unauthorized access as an end user, a related issue to CVE-2019-1573. (The endpoint would need to be already compromised for exploitation to succeed.) This affects Pulse Desktop Client 5.x before Secure Desktop 5.3R7 and Pulse Desktop Client 9.x before Secure Desktop 9.0R3. It also affects (for Network Connect customers) Pulse Connect Secure 8.1 before 8.1R14, 8.3 before 8.3R7, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11213?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop Client.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11213?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-11213 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11213 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q822-4vp5-26qj.