QID 731029

Date Published: 2023-12-18

QID 731029: Palo Alto Networks (PAN-OS) Plaintext Disclosure of External System Integration Credentials Vulnerability (PAN-193370)

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

Affected Versions:
PAN-OS 11.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 11.0.1
PAN-OS 10.2 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.2.4
PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.9
PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.12
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.16
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.17
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.24-h1

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of PAN-OS
NOTE: This QID is marked as Practice as this issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS web interface.

A credential disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to obtain the plaintext credentials of stored external system integrations such as LDAP, SCP, RADIUS, TACACS+, and SNMP from the web interface.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.9 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.3 severity.
  • Solution
    Customer are advised to refer to PAN-193370 for more information about 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 the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 731029

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    PAN-193370 URL Logo security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6791

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