Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has Reflected XSS in launchHelp.cgi.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00898 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.3r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3r1.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:8.3r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3r1.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11195
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x85r-r67w-g27p
References
More Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05761 Code injection in Pulse Secure Secure KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-05769 Buffer overflow in Pulse Connect Secure CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08624 In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-06674 XML external entity injection in Pulse Connect Secure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2022-06197 Pulse Secure version 9.115 and below may be susceptible to client-side http request… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-12918 Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-11195 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11195 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x85r-r67w-g27p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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