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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.x < 8.1.24 / 9.0.x < 9.0.17 / 9.1.x < 9.1.15 / 10.0.x < 10.0.12 / 10.1.x < 10.1.6 Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 186890

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Synopsis

The remote PAN-OS host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS running on the remote host is 8.1.x prior to 8.1.24 or 9.0.x prior to 9.0.17 or 9.1.x prior to 9.1.15 or 10.0.x prior to 10.0.12 or 10.1.x prior to 10.1.6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

 - An OS command injection vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated API user to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall. (CVE-2023-6792)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PAN-OS 8.1.24 / 9.0.17 / 9.1.15 / 10.0.12 / 10.1.6 or later

See Also

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-3286

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 186890

File Name: palo_alto_CVE-2023-6792.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Published: 12/14/2023

Updated: 4/11/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6792

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os

Required KB Items: Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Full_Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Source, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6792

CWE: 88

IAVA: 2023-A-0695-S