Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2021-3037
Published: April 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52223
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3037
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores the connection details for a scheduled configuration export are logged in system logs. A local privileged user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data, such as cleartext username, password, and IP address to export the PAN-OS configuration to the destination server.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3037
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.19, 9.0.13, 9.1.4