SB2021111113 - Improper access control in PAN-OS GlobalProtect
Published: November 11, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021111113
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3062)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user with access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways can connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS.
Note, the vulnerability affects PAN-OS deployment on VM-Series.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.