Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 7.1.5 Address Object Parser XPath data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 7.1.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Address Object Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to data processing (XPath). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9149. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 7.1.5 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Address Object Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability (XPath). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-19. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct XPath injection attacks via a crafted string.

The weakness was released 11/19/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-9149. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95478 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 5.0.x < 5.0.20 / 5.1.x < 5.1.13 / 6.0.x < 6.0.15 / 6.1.x < 6.1.15 / 7.0.x < 7.0.11 / 7.1.x < 7.1.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PAN-SA-2016-0033 / PAN-SA-2016-0034 / PAN-SA-2016-0035 / PAN-SA-2016-0037)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Palo Alto Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15, 7.0.11 or 7.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95478) and SecurityFocus (BID 94401†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93677 and VDB-93678. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: XPath
Class: Data processing / XPath
CWE: CWE-19
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Nessus ID: 95478
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 5.0.x < 5.0.20 / 5.1.x < 5.1.13 / 6.0.x < 6.0.15 / 6.1.x < 6.1.15 / 7.0.x < 7.0.11 / 7.1.x < 7.1.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PAN-SA-2016-0033 / PAN-SA-2016-0034 / PAN-SA-2016-0035 / PAN-SA-2016-0037)
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OpenVAS ID: 103238
OpenVAS Name: Palo Alto PAN-OS XPath Injection (PAN-SA-2016-0037)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 5.0.20/5.1.13/6.0.15/6.1.15/7.0.11/7.1.6

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11/03/2016 🔍
11/19/2016 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93676
SecurityFocus: 94401
SecurityTracker: 1037379

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2016 17:30
Updated: 10/04/2022 09:34
Changes: 11/19/2016 17:30 (41), 03/16/2017 14:47 (18), 10/04/2022 09:29 (4), 10/04/2022 09:32 (11), 10/04/2022 09:34 (1)
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