Palo Alto - Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-15944)
- Severity
- CVSSv3 Score
- 9.8
- Exploitable with Sniper
- No
- Vulnerability description
Palo Alto server is affected by a Remote Code Execution through a Path Traversal vulnerability, located in the /public/plugins/ endpoint. The root cause of this vulnerability consists in improper path normalization. Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.
- Risk description
The risk exists that a remote unauthenticated attacker can fully compromise the server to steal confidential information, install ransomware, or pivot to the internal network.
- Recommendation
Upgrade Palo Alto to the latest version.
- Detectable with
- Network Scanner
- Vuln date
- Nov 2021
- Published at
- Updated at
- Software Type
- Monitoring system
- Vendor
- Palo Alto
- Product
- PanOS
- Codename
- Not available
