#VU27894 Cross-site scripting in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2005

 

#VU27894 Cross-site scripting in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2005

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27894
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2005
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Clientless VPN. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to hijack victim's VPN session.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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