PAN-SA-2014-0002 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories / PAN-SA-2014-0002

PAN-SA-2014-0002 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Severity 6.1 · MEDIUM

Attack Vector NETWORK

Scope UNCHANGED

Attack Complexity LOW

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Availability Impact NONE

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Published 2014-01-29

Updated 2014-01-29

Reference 59010 PAN-SA-2014-0002

Discovered externally

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the web-based device management interface whereby data provided by the user is echoed back to the user without sanitization. (Ref # 59010)

This issue affects the management interface of the device, requiring a malicious administrator to upload malicious script to the device.

This issue affects PAN-OS version 5.0.9 and earlier; 5.1.4 and earlier.

Product Status

Versions	Affected	Unaffected
PAN-OS 5.1	<= 5.1.4	>= 5.1.5
PAN-OS 5.0	<= 5.0.9	>= 5.0.10

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 6.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Weakness Type

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Solution

PAN-OS 5.0.10 and 5.1.5 address this issue.

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.

Acknowledgments

Anton Ziukin, Check Point Vulnerability Research Team