CVE-2023-6791

PAN-OS: Plaintext Disclosure of External System Integration Credentials

Description

A credential disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to obtain the plaintext credentials of stored external system integrations such as LDAP, SCP, RADIUS, TACACS+, and SNMP from the web interface.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.24-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.17, PAN-OS 9.1.16, PAN-OS 10.0.12, PAN-OS 10.1.9, PAN-OS 10.2.4, PAN-OS 11.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions. You should issue new credentials for the impacted external integrations after you upgrade your PAN-OS software to a fixed version to prevent the misuse of previously exposed credentials.

Workaround:

  • 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 the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.

Categories

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com
Affected: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6791 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6791?
CVE-2023-6791 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-6791?
To fix CVE-2023-6791: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.24-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.17, PAN-OS 9.1.16, PAN-OS 10.0.12, PAN-OS 10.1.9, PAN-OS 10.2.4, PAN-OS 11.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions. You should issue new credentials for the impacted external integrations after you upgrade your PAN-OS software to a fixed version to prevent the misuse of previously exposed credentials.
Is CVE-2023-6791 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-6791 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-6791?
CVE-2023-6791 affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW.
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