{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"Server-Side Request Forgery in PAN-OS"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2017-15943","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-11T00:53:25.485Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-11T00:53:25.485Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2017-15943","initial_release_date":"2017-12-06T00:05:01.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-04-10T17:53:25.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2017-15943","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-398","PANW-PAN-OS-400","PANW-PAN-OS-402"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-397","PANW-PAN-OS-399","PANW-PAN-OS-401"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A vulnerability exists in the PAN-OS web interface in the configuration file import for applications, spyware and vulnerability objects. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for the parsing of external entities and could lead a PAN-OS device to connect to and disclose limited information to the attacker's server. (Ref # PAN-80452  / CVE-2017-15943)\nPAN-OS contains a vulnerability that may allow for an attacker to perform Server-Side Request Forgery. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to disclose limited information to an attacker's server.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 6.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.0.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.1.13 and earlier"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2017-15943","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15943"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2017-15943","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15943"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A vulnerability exists in the PAN-OS web interface in the configuration file import for applications, spyware and vulnerability objects. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for the parsing of external entities and could lead a PAN-OS device to connect to and disclose limited information to the attacker's server. (Ref # PAN-80452  / CVE-2017-15943)\nPAN-OS contains a vulnerability that may allow for an attacker to perform Server-Side Request Forgery. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to disclose limited information to an attacker's server.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 6.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.0.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.1.13 and earlier"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-397","PANW-PAN-OS-399","PANW-PAN-OS-401"]}]}]}