QID 730050

Date Published: 2021-04-21

QID 730050: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Information Exposure Vulnerability (PAN-154114)

PAN OS is the software that runs all Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where secrets in PAN-OS XML API requests are logged in cleartext to the web server logs when the API is used incorrectly.

Affected Versions:
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.12
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.6
PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of PAN-OS via XML API.

Successful exploit could expose the logged information including the cleartext username, password, and API key

  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution

    Refer to PAN-154114 for more information about patching this vulnerability.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 730050

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    PAN-154114 URL Logo security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3036

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