Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS

Published: 2018-01-10 | Updated: 2020-07-17

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-15941 CVE-2017-16878
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Palo Alto PAN-OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU31364

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15941

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when the GlobalProtect gateway or portal is configured,. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update to version 8.0.7.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 8.0.0 - 8.0.6-h3

External links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102446
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040147
http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15941

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU31365