QID 730275

Date Published: 2021-11-23

QID 730275: Palo Alto Networks (PAN-OS) GlobalProtect Improper Access Control Vulnerability (PAN-164422)

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

An improper access control vulnerability in PAN-OS software enables an attacker with authenticated access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways to connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS.
Affected Version:
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20 VM-Series firewalls;
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11 VM-Series firewalls;
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14 VM-Series firewalls;
PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8 VM-Series firewalls.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of PAN-OS
NOTE: This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS firewall configurations with a GlobalProtect portal or gateway enabled.

An improper access control vulnerability in PAN-OS software enables an attacker with authenticated access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways to connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS.
Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an attacker to perform any operations allowed by the EC2 role in AWS.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6 severity.

Solution

Refer to PAN-164422 for more information about patching this vulnerability.

Vendor References

PAN-164422 - security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3062

CVEs related to QID 730275

CVE-2021-3062 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
PAN-164422			security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3062

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