SB2016110130 - Access bypass in Palo Alto PAN-OS 



SB2016110130 - Access bypass in Palo Alto PAN-OS

Published: November 1, 2016 Updated: November 2, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016110130
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Access bypass (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to gain access to the target system.
The weakness is due to improper generation and processing of API authentication tokens for the firewall API interface. A remote attacker who can access an authenticated administrator's browser and obtain the firewall API authentication token can perform calls to the firewall API.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to the firewall REST API.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.