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CVE-2017-11195

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has Reflected XSS in launchHelp.cgi. The helpLaunchPage parameter is reflected in an IFRAME element, if the value contains two quotes. It properly sanitizes quotes and tags, so one cannot simply close the src with a quote and inject after that. However, an attacker can use javascript: or data: to abuse this.

Affected products

• Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): 8.3r1.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99615
• http://www.sxcurity.pro/Multiple%20XSS%20and%20CSRF%20in%20Pulse%20Connect%20Secure%20v8.3R1.pdf
• https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/884556905145937921
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99615
• http://www.sxcurity.pro/Multiple%20XSS%20and%20CSRF%20in%20Pulse%20Connect%20Secure%20v8.3R1.pdf
• https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/884556905145937921

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