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ID:3916 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2016-2219
ID:3916 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2016-2219
Published: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40174
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2219
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the management interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.x before 7.0.8. A remote authenticated 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.