CVE-2024-8688 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Urgency
MODERATE
Response Effort
MODERATE
Recovery
USER
Value Density
CONCENTRATED
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Automatable
NO
User Interaction
NONE
Product Confidentiality
HIGH
Product Integrity
NONE
Product Availability
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
Subsequent Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent Integrity
NONE
Subsequent Availability
NONE
Description
An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including read-only administrators) with access to the CLI to to read arbitrary files on the firewall.
Product Status
Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
---|---|---|
Cloud NGFW | None | All |
PAN-OS 11.2 | None | All |
PAN-OS 11.1 | None | All |
PAN-OS 11.0 | None | All |
PAN-OS 10.2 | None | All |
PAN-OS 10.1 | < 10.1.1 | >= 10.1.1 |
PAN-OS 10.0 | < 10.0.10 | >= 10.0.10 |
PAN-OS 9.1 | < 9.1.15 | >= 9.1.15 |
Prisma Access | None | All |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv4.0 Base Score: 6.7 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type
CWE-155 Improper Neutralization of Wildcards or Matching Symbols
Solution
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 9.1.15, PAN-OS 10.0.10, PAN-OS 10.1.1, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks thanks Matei "Mal" Badanoiu of Deloitte and Martin Smid of Palo Alto Networks for discovering and reporting this issue.
Timeline
Initial publication