QID 731031

Date Published: 2023-12-18

QID 731031: Palo Alto Networks (PAN-OS) Extensible Markup Language (XML) API Keys Revoked by Read-Only PAN-OS Administrator Vulnerability (PAN-220267 and PAN-220269)

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 11.0.2
PAN-OS 10.2 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.2.5
PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.11
PAN-OS 10 all versions
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.17
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.17-h4

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

An improper privilege management vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to revoke active XML API keys from the firewall and disrupt XML API usage.

CVSS V3 rated as Low - 2.7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6 severity.

Solution

Customer are advised to refer to PAN-220267 and PAN-220269 for more information about this vulnerability.

Workaround:
This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS XML API. 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

PAN-220267 - security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6793
PAN-220269 - security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6793

CVEs related to QID 731031

CVE-2023-6793 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
PAN-220267 and PAN-220269			security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6793

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