# CVE-2019-11507: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An XSS vulnerability in Pulse Secure PCS allows attackers to inject scripts into the Application Launcher page, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2m46-g734-85f6

## What is CVE-2019-11507?

CVE-2019-11507 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 8 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3.x before 8.3R7.1 and 9.0.x before 9.0R3, an XSS issue has been found on the Application Launcher page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11507?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Connect Secure.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11507 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-11507 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure - Cross-Site Scripting (Reflected) (nuclei): http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-11507.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure

- [CVE-2021-22893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22893/): Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11510/): Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-21887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21887/): Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-22457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22457/): Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-0282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0282/): Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11507 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11507 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 8 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-11507 exists.

Affected product: Ivanti Connect Secure. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11507/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11507/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11507
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11507
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11507

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11507/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.