OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU42597

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6591

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to execute arbitrary code.

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 4.0.0 - 4.0.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6591

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.