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A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.17/7.0.16/7.1.11/8.0.2 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2017. The weakness was shared 08/30/2017 by Alejandro Iacobelli and Nicolas Videla as PAN-75688 / PAN-SA-2017-0024 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9458 since 06/06/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101164 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1.x < 6.1.18 / 7.0.x < 7.0.17 / 7.1.x < 7.1.12 / 8.0.x < 8.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Palo Alto Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38709 (PAN-OS XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability (PAN-SA-2017-0024)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.18, 7.0.17, 7.1.12 or 8.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101164). The entries 104381, 104382, 104383 and 106113 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Palo Alto

Name

• PAN-OS

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15
• 7.0.16
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4
• 7.1.5
• 7.1.6
• 7.1.7
• 7.1.8
• 7.1.9
• 7.1.10
• 7.1.11
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 101164
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1.x < 6.1.18 / 7.0.x < 7.0.17 / 7.1.x < 7.1.12 / 8.0.x < 8.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 6.1.18/7.0.17/7.1.12/8.0.3

Timelineinfo

06/06/2017 🔍
06/19/2017 +13 days 🔍
06/30/2017 +11 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +61 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +0 days 🔍
09/01/2017 +2 days 🔍
09/05/2017 +4 days 🔍
09/07/2017 +2 days 🔍
01/10/2021 +1221 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: PAN-75688 / PAN-SA-2017-0024
Researcher: Alejandro Iacobelli, Nicolas Videla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9458 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039256
SecurityFocus: 100614 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2017-9458 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2017 09:07
Updated: 01/10/2021 16:30
Changes: 09/05/2017 09:07 (70), 11/12/2019 21:26 (12), 01/10/2021 16:30 (3)
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