CVE-2021-3036

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

State: Published
Severity: 4.4 Medium
Published: Apr 20, 2021
Updated: Sep 17, 2024
Reserved: Jan 6, 2021

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.4 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 8.1.19Affectedfrom 8.1.19Not affected 9.0 to before 9.0.12Affectedfrom 9.0.12Not affected 9.1 to before 9.1.6Affectedfrom 9.1.6Not affected 10.0 to before 10.0.1Affectedfrom 10.0.1Not affected

References

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

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