CVE-2017-7216 Information Disclosure in the Management Web Interface
Description
A vulnerability exists in the Management Web Interface that could allow for Information Disclosure. The Management Web Interface does not properly validate specific request parameters which can potentially allow for Information Disclosure. (Ref # PAN-70434 / CVE-2017-7216)
Successfully exploiting this issue would require an attacker to be authenticated.
This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1.8 and earlier
Product Status
Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
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PAN-OS 7.1 | <= 7.1.8 | >= 7.1.9 |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv3.0 Base Score: 6.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Weakness Type
Solution
PAN-OS 7.1.9 and later
Workarounds and Mitigations
Palo Alto Networks recommends to implement best practice by allowing web interface access only to a dedicated management network. Additionally, restrict the set of IP addresses to a subset of authorized sources that you allow to interact with the management network.