Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories / CVE-2012-6602

CVE-2012-6602 Command Injection Vulnerability

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Severity 8.4 · HIGH
Attack Vector LOCAL
Scope UNCHANGED
Attack Complexity LOW
Confidentiality Impact HIGH
Privileges Required NONE
Integrity Impact HIGH
User Interaction NONE
Availability Impact HIGH

Description

A vulnerability exists whereby an authenticated user can inject arbitrary shell commands using the device management command line interface. (Ref #30122)

This vulnerability can result in arbitrary command execution, and can result in total compromise of the device.

This issue affects PAN-OS 4.0.3 and earlier; PAN-OS 3.1.9 and earlier.

Product Status

VersionsAffectedUnaffected
PAN-OS 4.0<= 4.0.3>= 4.0.4
PAN-OS 3.1<= 3.1.9>= 3.1.10

Severity: HIGH

CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 8.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Weakness Type

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Solution

PAN-OS 4.0.4 and later; PAN-OS 3.1.10 and later.

Workarounds and Mitigations

This issue affects the management interface of the device. Security appliance management best practices dictate that the management interface be isolated and strictly limited only to security administration personnel.

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