CVE-2017-7409 Cross-Site Scripting in PAN-OS
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Scope
CHANGED
Attack Complexity
LOW
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Availability Impact
NONE
Description
A vulnerability exists in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect external interface that could allow for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. PAN-OS does not properly validate specific request parameters. (Ref # PAN-70674 / CVE-2017-7409)
Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary Javascript or HTML.
This issue affects PAN-OS 7.0.14 and earlier
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| PAN-OS 7.0 | <= 7.0.14 | >= 7.0.15 |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv3.0 Base Score: 6.1 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Weakness Type
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Solution
PAN-OS 7.0.15 and later
Workarounds and Mitigations
Customers that have not configured GlobalProtect are not affected by this issue.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks would like to thank Jarrod Phelps from Uber for reporting this issue to us.