CVE-2020-15352

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 9.1R9 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 9.1R9 allows remote authenticated admins to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

Affected products

Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): 9.1, 9.1-r1, 9.1-r2, 9.1-r3, 9.1-r4, 9.1-r4.1 (+8)
Ivanti Policy Secure: 9.1-r1, 9.1-r2, 9.1-r3, 9.1-r3.1, 9.1-r4, 9.1-r4.1 (+5)
Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): through 9.0
Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure: through 9.0

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601

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