{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2021-3036","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:35:47.480Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:35:47.480Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2021-3036","initial_release_date":"2021-04-14T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2021-04-14T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2021-3036","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-306","PANW-PAN-OS-310","PANW-PAN-OS-311","PANW-PAN-OS-292"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-306","PANW-PAN-OS-310","PANW-PAN-OS-311","PANW-PAN-OS-292"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where secrets in PAN-OS XML API requests are logged in cleartext to the web server logs when the API is used incorrectly.\n\nThis vulnerability applies only to PAN-OS appliances that are configured to use the PAN-OS XML API and exists only when a client includes a duplicate API parameter in API requests.\n\nLogged information includes the cleartext username, password, and API key of the administrator making the PAN-OS XML API request.\n"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2021-3036","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3036"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2021-3036","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3036"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where secrets in PAN-OS XML API requests are logged in cleartext to the web server logs when the API is used incorrectly.\n\nThis vulnerability applies only to PAN-OS appliances that are configured to use the PAN-OS XML API and exists only when a client includes a duplicate API parameter in API requests.\n\nLogged information includes the cleartext username, password, and API key of the administrator making the PAN-OS XML API request.\n"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-306","PANW-PAN-OS-310","PANW-PAN-OS-311","PANW-PAN-OS-292"]}]}]}