#VU40174 Cross-site scripting in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2016-2219
Published: July 12, 2016 / Updated: December 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40174
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2219
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
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.