CVE-2023-6789Medium

CVE-2023-6789 PAN-OS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in the Web Interface

Published
December 13, 2023
Last Modified
December 13, 2023

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CVE-2023-6789 →

📋 Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a malicious authenticated read-write administrator to store a JavaScript payload using the web interface. Then, when viewed by a properly authenticated administrator, the JavaScript payload executes and disguises all associated actions as performed by that unsuspecting authenticated administrator.

🎯 Affected products3

  • PAN-OS
  • Prisma Access
  • Cloud NGFW

✅ Remediation

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.26, PAN-OS 9.0.17-h4, PAN-OS 9.1.17, PAN-OS 10.1.11, PAN-OS 10.2.5, PAN-OS 11.0.2, and all later PAN-OS versions. Workarounds and mitigations: 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.

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