# CVE-2017-11455: diag.cgi in Pulse Connect Secure 8.2R1 through 8.2R5, 8.1R1 through 8.1R10 and Pulse Policy Secure 5.3R1 through 5.3R5, 5.2R1 through 5.2R8,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

diag.cgi in Pulse Connect Secure 8.2R1 through 8.2R5, 8.1R1 through 8.1R10 and Pulse Policy Secure 5.3R1 through 5.3R5, 5.2R1 through 5.2R8, and 5.1R1 through 5.1R10 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests to start tcpdump, related to the lack of anti-CSRF tokens.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039242
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100530
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40793

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