Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-1975Missing XML Validation in PAN-OS Web Interface

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in PAN-OS from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Missing XML validation vulnerability in the PAN-OS web interface on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary XML that results in privilege escalation. This issue affects PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.12 and PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.6. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 8.0, or PAN-OS 9.1 or later versions.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	8.1 – before 8.1.129.0 – before 9.0.6

Weakness: CWE-112 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1975 x_refsource_MISC