QID 730158

Date Published: 2021-08-18

QID 730158: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS OS Command Argument Injection in Web Interface(PAN-147781)

PAN OS is the software that runs all Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
An OS command argument injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to read any arbitrary file from the file system.
Affected Versions:
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.10
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 argument injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to read any arbitrary file from the file system.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.9 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.

Solution

Refer to PAN-147781 for more information about patching this vulnerability.Workaround:
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-147781 - security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3045

CVEs related to QID 730158

CVE-2021-3045 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
PAN-147781			security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3045

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