QID 730156

Date Published: 2021-08-23

QID 730156: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Web Interface (PAN-174326)

PAN OS is the software that runs all Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges.

Affected Versions:
PAN-OS 9.0 version 9.0.10 through PAN-OS 9.0.14
PAN-OS 9.1 version 9.1.4 through PAN-OS 9.1.10
PAN-OS 10.0 version 10.0.7 and earlier PAN-OS 10.0 versions
PAN-OS 10.1 version 10.1.0 through PAN-OS 10.1.1
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of PAN-OS via XML API.

NOTE: This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS web interface.

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9 severity.

Solution

Refer to PAN-174326 for more information about patching this vulnerability.Workaround:
Enable signatures for Unique Threat ID 91439 on traffic destined for the web interface to block attacks against CVE-2021-3050.

This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS web interface. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS web interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.

Vendor References

PAN-174326 - security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3050

CVEs related to QID 730156

CVE-2021-3050 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
PAN-174326			security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3050

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