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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.3938
CVE-2023-38046 PAN-OS: Read System Files and Resources
During Configuration Commit
13 July 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: PAN-OS
Publisher: Palo Alto Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-38046
Original Bulletin:
https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-38046
Comment: CVSS (Max): None available when published
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Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories / CVE-2023-38046
CVE-2023-38046 PAN-OS: Read System Files and Resources During Configuration
Commit
Severity 5.5 . MEDIUM
Attack Vector NETWORK
Scope UNCHANGED
Attack Complexity LOW
Confidentiality Impact HIGH
Privileges Required HIGH
Integrity Impact LOW
User Interaction NONE
Availability Impact NONE
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
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