Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.5 Management Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.5 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Management Interface. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15944. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.5 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2017. The weakness was released 12/11/2017 by Philip Pettersson as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-15944 since 10/27/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104811 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.0.x < 8.0.6 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 38698 (PAN-OS Management Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (PAN-SA-2017-0027)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 08/18/2022 with a due date of 09/08/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 6.1.19, 7.0.19, 7.1.14 or 8.0.6 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 Exploit-DB (43342), Tenable (104811) and SecurityFocus (BID 102079†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-110489. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 104811
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.0.x < 8.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: panos_readsessionvars.rb
MetaSploit Name: Palo Alto Networks readSessionVarsFromFile() Session Corruption
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 6.1.19/7.0.19/7.1.14/8.0.6

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10/27/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Philip Pettersson
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110491
SecurityFocus: 102079 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2017-15944 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040007

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2017 07:59
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 12/12/2017 07:59 (74), 12/17/2019 17:06 (11), 01/26/2021 17:54 (2), 04/27/2024 11:25 (25), 06/28/2024 22:37 (1), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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