Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.3 Web Management improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Management. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-6603. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.3 (Firewall Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Web Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The web management UI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.10, and 4.1.x before 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrator privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 37034.

The weakness was released 08/31/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6603 since 08/31/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72825 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 3.1.12 / 4.0.x < 4.0.10 / 4.1.x < 4.1.4 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.

Upgrading to version 4.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86946), Tenable (72825), SecurityFocus (BID 62115†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43603†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-64834. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72825
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 3.1.12 / 4.0.x < 4.0.10 / 4.1.x < 4.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 4.0.8

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03/20/2012 🔍
04/27/2012 +37 days 🔍
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08/31/2013 +491 days 🔍
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03/04/2014 +185 days 🔍
03/12/2014 +8 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +376 days 🔍
10/07/2018 +1293 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64836
X-Force: 86946
SecurityFocus: 62115 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2012-6603 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43603 - Palo Alto PAN-OS Remote Privileges Escalation via Unspecified Vectors -CVE-2012-6603, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 10/07/2018 08:15
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (59), 10/07/2018 08:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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