CVE-2021-3045

Summary

An OS command argument injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to read any arbitrary file from the file system. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.10. PAN-OS 10.0 and later versions are not impacted.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS10.0.*unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS10.1.*unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.1 < 8.1.19affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.0 < 9.0.14affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.1 < 9.1.10affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-88: CWE-88 Argument Injection or Modification

Workarounds

This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS web interface. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS web interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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