Information disclosure in Palo Alto PAN-OS



Published: 2017-03-15 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-5583
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Palo Alto PAN-OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU39469

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5583

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

The Management Web Interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.16, 7.0.x before 7.0.13, and 7.1.x before 7.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 7.0.1 - 7.1.7

External links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96370
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037890
http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-5583


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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