Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 7.0.14 GlobalProtect External Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 7.0.14. This impacts an unknown function of the component GlobalProtect External Interface. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-7409. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 7.0.14 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component GlobalProtect External Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 7.0.15 has XSS in the GlobalProtect external interface via crafted request parameters, aka PAN-SA-2017-0011 and PAN-70674.

The bug was discovered 04/20/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7409 since 04/03/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100419 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1.x < 6.1.17 / 7.0.x < 7.0.15 / 7.1.x < 7.1.10 / 8.0.x < 8.0.2 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 13321 (Palo Alto Networks Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (PAN-SA-2017-0011)).

Upgrading to version 7.0.15 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 databases at Tenable (100419) and SecurityFocus (BID 97953†). The entries VDB-100719 and VDB-100720 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 100419
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1.x < 6.1.17 / 7.0.x < 7.0.15 / 7.1.x < 7.1.10 / 8.0.x < 8.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 103238
OpenVAS Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2017-7409 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 7.0.15

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04/20/2017 +17 days 🔍
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12/21/2020 +1306 days 🔍

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Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Jarrod Phelps from Uber.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100417
SecurityFocus: 97953 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2017-7409 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7409 - Palo Alto Networks - PAN-OS - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038355

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Created: 04/21/2017 10:16
Updated: 12/21/2020 11:57
Changes: 04/21/2017 10:16 (74), 09/19/2020 10:01 (6), 12/21/2020 11:44 (2), 12/21/2020 11:51 (1), 12/21/2020 11:57 (1)
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