CVE-2023-0005 PAN-OS: Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to expose the plaintext values of secrets stored in the device configuration and encrypted API keys.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | None | All |
| PAN-OS 11.0 | None | All |
| PAN-OS 10.2 | < 10.2.3 | >= 10.2.3 |
| PAN-OS 10.1 | < 10.1.8 | >= 10.1.8 |
| 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 |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 4.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue. However, a proof of concept script for this issue is publicly available.
Weakness Type
CWE-497: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Solution
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 10.1.8, PAN-OS 10.2.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Workarounds and Mitigations
This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS management interface. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.