Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface RCE (PAN-SA-2017-0027)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105376

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Synopsis

The remote PAN-OS host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the management interface due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling HTTP requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a series of specially crafted requests, to cause remote code execution in the context of the highest privileged user.

Note that PAN-OS is reportedly affected by other vulnerabilities as well; however, Nessus has not tested for these.

Solution

Upgrade to Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS version 6.1.19 / 7.0.19 / 7.1.14 / 8.0.6 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105376

File Name: palo_alto_PAN-SA-2017-0027_remote.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/20/2017

Updated: 8/19/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15944

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os

Required KB Items: www/palo_alto_panos

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2017

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/8/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Palo Alto Networks readSessionVarsFromFile() Session Corruption)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15944

BID: 102079

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