Pulse vulnerability

What happened

A security flaw has been discovered in rcourtman Pulse up to 6.0.4/6.1.0-rc.4. Affected by this issue is the function fmt.Sprintf of the file /api/security/quick-setup of the component Quick Security Setup Handler. The manipulation of the argument Username results in improper input validation. The attack may be performed from remote. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Affected versions

Pulse: 6.0.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4; 6.1.0-rc.0; 6.1.0-rc.1; 6.1.0-rc.2; 6.1.0-rc.3; 6.1.0-rc.4 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.