Information disclosure in Palo Alto PAN-OS

Published: 2021-01-13

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE ID	CVE-2021-3032
CWE ID	CWE-532
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Palo Alto PAN-OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Security Advisory

This security advisory describes one low risk vulnerability.

1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C] [PCI]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3032

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software writes configuration secrets for the “http”, “email”, and “snmptrap” v3 log forwarding server profiles in logrcvr.log system log. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 8.1, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.4-h2, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.6-h2, 8.1.7, 8.1.8, 8.1.8-h4, 8.1.8-h5, 8.1.9, 8.1.9-h4, 8.1.10, 8.1.11, 8.1.12, 8.1.13, 8.1.14, 8.1.15, 8.1.16, 8.1.17, 9.0, 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.2-h4, 9.0.3, 9.0.3-h2, 9.0.3-h3, 9.0.4, 9.0.5, 9.0.5-h3, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 9.0.10, 9.0.11, 9.1, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.2.0, 10.0

CPE

External links

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3032

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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