Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 3.1.10 / 4.x < 4.0.5 Multiple Command Injections

critical Nessus Plugin ID 72818

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS prior to 3.1.10 / 4.0.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities :

- A vulnerability exists that allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary shell commands via the CLI.
(CVE-2012-6591 / PAN-SA-2012-0002)

- A vulnerability exists that allows an unauthenticated user to inject commands as root on the device.
(CVE-2012-6592 / PAN-SA-2012-0003)

Solution

Upgrade to PAN-OS version 3.1.10 / 4.0.5 or later.

See Also

https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/2

https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/3

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72818

File Name: palo_alto_PAN-SA-2012-0002_0003.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Published: 3/5/2014

Updated: 7/24/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Full_Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6591, CVE-2012-6592

BID: 62123, 62125