Palo Alto PAN-OS/Cloud NGFW/Prisma Access cleartext storage in file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS, Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to cleartext storage in file. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5916. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS, Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage in file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-313. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in a file, or on disk. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An information exposure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a local system administrator to unintentionally disclose secrets, passwords, and tokens of external systems. A read-only administrator who has access to the config log, can read secrets, passwords, and tokens to external systems.

The weakness was released by Hari Yadavalli. The advisory is shared for download at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5916 since 06/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1555.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage in file
CWE: CWE-313 / CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/12/2024 🔍
08/14/2024 +63 days 🔍
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08/21/2024 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Hari Yadavalli
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274696

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2024 20:14
Updated: 08/21/2024 01:40
Changes: 08/14/2024 20:14 (70), 08/21/2024 01:40 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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