CVE-2020-2043

PAN-OS: Passwords may be logged in clear text when using after-change-detail custom syslog field for config logs

State: Published
Severity: 3.3 Low
Published: Sep 9, 2020
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Reserved: Dec 4, 2019

Description

An information exposure through log file vulnerability where sensitive fields are recorded in the configuration log without masking on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software when the after-change-detail custom syslog field is enabled for configuration logs and the sensitive field appears multiple times in one log entry. The first instance of the sensitive field is masked but subsequent instances are left in clear text. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.4.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	3.3 Low	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	palo_alto

Weaknesses

CWE-532 Information Exposure Through Log Files

Affected Products

Product	Versions
PAN-OSPalo Alto Networks	8.1 to before 8.1.16Affectedfrom 8.1.16Not affected 9.0 to before 9.0.10Affectedfrom 9.0.10Not affected 9.1 to before 9.1.4Affectedfrom 9.1.4Not affected 10.0.0 to before 10.0*Not affected

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2043

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