What is CVE-2021-3036?

CVE-2021-3036 is a security advisory published by Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories with Medium severity. CVE-2021-3036 PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2021-3036 cover?

CVE-2021-3036 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-3036. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by CVE-2021-3036?

CVE-2021-3036 affects 1 product, including: PAN-OS.

CVE-2021-3036Medium

CVE-2021-3036 PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories

Published

April 14, 2021

Last Modified

April 14, 2021

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where secrets in PAN-OS XML API requests are logged in cleartext to the web server logs when the API is used incorrectly. This vulnerability applies only to PAN-OS appliances that are configured to use the PAN-OS XML API and exists only when a client includes a duplicate API parameter in API requests. Logged information includes the cleartext username, password, and API key of the administrator making the PAN-OS XML API request.

🎯 Affected products1

PAN-OS

✅ Remediation

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.19, PAN-OS 9.0.12, PAN-OS 9.1.6, PAN-OS 10.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions. After you upgrade the PAN-OS appliance, you must change the passwords and generate a new API key for all impacted PAN-OS administrators. Workarounds and mitigations: You must change the passwords and generate a new API key for all impacted PAN-OS administrators. Confirm that there aren’t any PAN-OS XML API requests that repeat API parameters in the request.

🔗 References (1)

advisoryhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3036