PAN-OS: authentication bypass in PAN-OS management web interface (CVE-2024-0012) #shorts #breaking

CVE

The newly released CVE-2024-0012 identifies a critical security vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software versions 10.2, 11.0, 11.1, and 11.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to the management web interface to bypass authentication controls. Once bypassed, attackers can escalate their privileges to an administrator level, enabling them to perform all administrative actions, modify system configurations, and potentially exploit further privilege escalation vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2024-9474. This vulnerability is classified as a zero-day, meaning it exists in a system before the vendor has issued a patch. Users operating the specified versions of PAN-OS and exposing their management web interface to untrusted networks are the primary targets.

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CVE ID

CVE-2024-0012

Description

An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Provider

palo_alto

CWE / problem types

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Affected Software Versions

Palo Alto Networks:Cloud NGFW:[{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': 'All'}],Palo Alto Networks:PAN-OS:[{'changes': [{'at': '11.2.4-h1', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'lessThan': '11.2.4-h1', 'status': 'affected', 'version': '11.2.0', 'versionType': 'custom'}, {'changes': [{'at': '11.1.5-h1', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'lessThan': '11.1.5-h1', 'status': 'affected', 'version': '11.1.0', 'versionType': 'custom'}, {'changes': [{'at': '11.0.6-h1', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'lessThan': '11.0.6-h1', 'status': 'affected', 'version': '11.0.0', 'versionType': 'custom'}, {'changes': [{'at': '10.2.12-h2', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'lessThan': '10.2.12-h2', 'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.2.0', 'versionType': 'custom'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '10.1.0'}],Palo Alto Networks:Prisma Access:[{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': 'All'}]

Date Published

2024-11-18T15:47:41.407Z

Last Updated

2024-11-29T16:08:34.490Z