CVE-2019-1583 Escalation of Privilege in Twistlock
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Scope
UNCHANGED
Attack Complexity
LOW
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
Integrity Impact
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Availability Impact
HIGH
Description
An HTML injection vulnerability has been identified in the Twistlock Console that can lead to a DOM based XSS attack under certain configurations. (Ref #, CVE-2019-1583)
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a Twistlock user with Operator capabilities to escalate privileges to that of another user. Active interaction with an affected component is required for the payload to execute on the victim.
This issue affects Twistlock console 19.07.357 and earlier
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Twistlock Console 19.07 | <= 19.07.357 | >= 19.07.358 |
Severity: HIGH
CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Weakness Type
Solution
Twistlock Console 19.07.358 and later
Workarounds and Mitigations
n/a
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks would like to thank William Wirahasbianto for reporting this issue.