QID 730269

Date Published: 2021-11-25

QID 730269: Palo Alto Networks (PAN-OS) Panorama management server log injection (PAN-117955)

PAN OS is the software that runs all Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.

Affected Version(s):
All versions of PAN-OS 7.1
All versions of PAN-OS 8.0
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.9

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of PAN-OS via XML API.

It allows a remote unauthenticated user to inject messages into the management server ms.log file.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Refer to CVE-2020-1996 for more information about patching this vulnerability.Workaround:

Attacks against this issue can be blocked with signatures for Unique Threat ID 58197 enabled on a different firewall configured to protect the vulnerable management interfaces.

This issue affects the management interface of PAN-OS and is strongly mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation, available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com.

Vendor References

PAN-117955 - security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1996

CVEs related to QID 730269

CVE-2020-1996 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
PAN-117955			security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1996

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