CVE-2023-6792 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the XML API
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.
Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
---|---|---|
Cloud NGFW | None | All |
PAN-OS 11.1 | None | All |
PAN-OS 11.0 | None | All |
PAN-OS 10.2 | None | All |
PAN-OS 10.1 | < 10.1.6 | >= 10.1.6 |
PAN-OS 10.0 | < 10.0.12 | >= 10.0.12 |
PAN-OS 9.1 | < 9.1.15 | >= 9.1.15 |
PAN-OS 9.0 | < 9.0.17 | >= 9.0.17 |
PAN-OS 8.1 | < 8.1.24 | >= 8.1.24 |
Prisma Access | None | All |
This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS configurations that have XML API access enabled.
You can find more information about the XML API here: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-1/pan-os-panorama-api/pan-os-api-authentication/enable-api-access
CVSSv4.0 Base Score: 5.9 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green)
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.24, PAN-OS 9.0.17, PAN-OS 9.1.15, PAN-OS 10.0.12, PAN-OS 10.1.6, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 91715 (introduced in Applications and Threats content update 8473).
This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS XML API. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.