VDB-110485 · CVE-2017-15870 · BID 102083

Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent up to 4.0.2 access control

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.0$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent up to 4.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-15870. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent up to 4.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent before 4.0.3 allows attackers with administration rights on the local station to gain SYSTEM privileges via vectors involving "image path execution hijacking."

The bug was discovered 12/12/2017. The weakness was published 12/11/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-15870 since 10/24/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 102083†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.7
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: GlobalProtect Agent 4.0.3

Timelineinfo

10/24/2017 🔍
12/05/2017 +42 days 🔍
12/11/2017 +6 days 🔍
12/11/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/12/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2019 +731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-15870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110485
SecurityFocus: 102083 - Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Client CVE-2017-15870 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2017 07:58
Updated: 12/13/2019 19:20
Changes: 12/12/2017 07:58 (59), 12/13/2019 19:20 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Might our Artificial Intelligence support you?

Check our Alexa App!