Check Point Advisories

Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-11539)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1152
Date Published:	15 Sep 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 07 December, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-11539
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Pulse Connect Secure 9.0R1 - 9.0R3.3 Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 - 8.3R7 Pulse Connect Secure 8.2R1 - 8.2R12 Pulse Connect Secure 8.1R1 - 8.1R15 Pulse Policy Secure 9.0R1 - 9.0R3.3 Pulse Policy Secure 5.4R1 - 5.4R7 Pulse Policy Secure 5.3R1 - 5.3R12 Pulse Policy Secure 5.2R1 - 5.2R12 Pulse Policy Secure 5.1R1 - 5.1R15
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-11539) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SSL Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-11539)