Improper privilege management in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2024-9471
Published: October 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98343
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9471
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the XML API. A remote authenticated PAN-OS administrator with restricted privileges to use a compromised XML API key can perform actions as a higher privileged PAN-OS administrator beyond what the XML API permits.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-9471
Install updates from vendor's website.