Check Point Advisories

Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-8260; CVE-2021-22937)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-2059
Date Published:	3 Dec 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 03 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-8260 CVE-2021-22937
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Pulse Connect Secure 9.1R11 and prior
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 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution