Unprotected storage of credentials in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2023-6791
Published: December 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84409
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6791
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to other users' credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to application stores external system integration credentials in plain text. A remote read-only administrator can obtain the plaintext credentials of stored external system integrations such as LDAP, SCP, RADIUS, TACACS+, and SNMP from the web interface.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
RUGGEDCOM APE1808
RUGGEDCOM APE1808
How to mitigate CVE-2023-6791
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.24-h1, 9.0.17, 9.1.16, 10.0.12, 10.1.9, 10.2.4, 11.0.1