{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2015-4162","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:36:21.123Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:36:21.123Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2015-4162","initial_release_date":"2015-05-29T07:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-03-11T15:36:21.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2015-4162","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-473","PANW-PAN-OS-475","PANW-PAN-OS-477"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-472","PANW-PAN-OS-474","PANW-PAN-OS-476"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"An XML parsing vulnerability exists in PAN-OS allowing a malicious user within PAN-OS to inject malicious XML data into the web-based device management front-end allowing the user to retrieve arbitrary content from the device.  The user must be an authenticated user issuing the request.  (Ref #71273)\nThis issue affects the management interface of the device, where an authenticated administrator injects malicious XML data into the web UI interface.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 5.0.15 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.0.7 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.1.3 and earlier"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2015-4162","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4162"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2015-4162","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2015-4162"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"An XML parsing vulnerability exists in PAN-OS allowing a malicious user within PAN-OS to inject malicious XML data into the web-based device management front-end allowing the user to retrieve arbitrary content from the device.  The user must be an authenticated user issuing the request.  (Ref #71273)\nThis issue affects the management interface of the device, where an authenticated administrator injects malicious XML data into the web UI interface.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 5.0.15 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.0.7 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.1.3 and earlier"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-472","PANW-PAN-OS-474","PANW-PAN-OS-476"]}]}]}