Improper access control in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2003
Published: May 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27895
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2003
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to application allows a remote user to manipulate filename during file deletion and does not check if the user has appropriate permissions to delete files. A remote user can send specially crafted request to the system and delete arbitrary files.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2003
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.14, 9.0.7, 9.1.1