Headline
CVE-2023-38046: CVE-2023-38046 PAN-OS: Read System Files and Resources During Configuration Commit
A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.
Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories / CVE-2023-38046
Attack Vector NETWORK
Scope UNCHANGED
Attack Complexity LOW
Confidentiality Impact HIGH
Privileges Required HIGH
Integrity Impact LOW
User Interaction NONE
Availability Impact NONE
NVD JSON
Published 2023-07-12
Updated 2023-07-12
Reference PAN-208922
Discovered externally
Description
A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.
Product Status
Versions
Affected
Unaffected
Cloud NGFW
None
All
PAN-OS 11.0
< 11.0.1
>= 11.0.1
PAN-OS 10.2
< 10.2.4
>= 10.2.4
PAN-OS 10.1
None
All
PAN-OS 10.0
None
All
PAN-OS 9.1
None
All
PAN-OS 9.0
None
All
PAN-OS 8.1
None
All
Prisma Access
None
All
Severity:MEDIUM
CVSSv3.1 Base Score:5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type
CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
Solution
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 10.2.4, PAN-OS 11.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Workarounds and Mitigations
This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to PAN-OS. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing PAN-OS. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks thanks an external security researcher for discovering and reporting this issue.
Timeline
2023-07-12 Initial publication