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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-20814 · published 28 June 2019

CVE-2018-20814: Ivanti connect secure cross-site scripting vulnerability

Ivanti · Connect Secure

An XSS issue was found with Psaldownload.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3R2 before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.4RX before 5.4R2. This is not applicable to PCS 8.1RX or PPS 5.2RX.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.3% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An XSS issue was found with Psaldownload.cgi in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3R2 before 8.3R2 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 5.4RX before 5.4R2. This is not applicable to PCS 8.1RX or PPS 5.2RX.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109033
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109033
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-20814), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.