Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.6 GlobalProtect Gateway cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component GlobalProtect Gateway. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-15941. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.6 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component GlobalProtect Gateway. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 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 8.0.7, when the GlobalProtect gateway or portal is configured, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2018. The weakness was shared 01/10/2018 with PayPal (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15941 since 10/27/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106143 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.x < 7.1.15 / 8.0.x < 8.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ROBOT)), 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 13325 (Palo Alto Networks Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (PAN-SA-2017-0030)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.19, 7.0.19, 7.1.14 or 8.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106143) and SecurityFocus (BID 102446†). The entries VDB-111707 and VDB-111710 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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
• 6.1.18
• 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
• 7.0.17
• 7.0.18
• 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
• 7.1.12
• 7.1.13
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3
• 8.0.4
• 8.0.5
• 8.0.6

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 106143
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.x < 7.1.15 / 8.0.x < 8.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ROBOT)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 6.1.19/7.0.19/7.1.14/8.0.7

Timelineinfo

10/27/2017 🔍
01/02/2018 +67 days 🔍
01/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2018 +8 days 🔍
01/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/17/2018 +6 days 🔍
01/18/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/29/2021 +1107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Organization: PayPal
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15941 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111704
SecurityFocus: 102446 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2017-15941 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040147

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2018 16:25
Updated: 01/29/2021 17:37
Changes: 01/11/2018 16:25 (73), 12/22/2019 08:29 (6), 01/29/2021 17:37 (2)
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