Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2017-9467
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GlobalProtect external interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.18, 7.x before 7.0.16, 7.1.x before 7.1.11, and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect external interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through unspecified vectors, potentially enabling session hijacking or credential theft against users of the GlobalProtect portal.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Pan OsOperating system
<= 6.1.17= 7.0.1= 7.0.2= 7.0.3= 7.0.4= 7.0.5= 7.0.6= 7.0.7= 7.0.8= 7.0.9= 7.0.10= 7.0.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm PAN-OS is in useAccess the device via CLI and run 'show system info' or check the web interface dashboard. Look for 'PAN-OS' or 'Palo Alto Networks' as the operating system.Affected if The device is not running PAN-OS, then this CVE does not apply.
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Identify the PAN-OS versionFrom the 'show system info' output or the web interface dashboard, locate the version number (for example: 7.0.5, 6.1.15, etc.).Affected if The version cannot be determined or the device is not PAN-OS.
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Check if GlobalProtect external interface is enabledIn the web interface, go to GlobalProtect > Portals. Verify if a portal is configured and accessible externally. Alternatively, use CLI: 'show global-protect portal <portal-name>' to see configuration details.Affected if GlobalProtect portal is not configured or is only accessible internally, the attack surface may be reduced but the vulnerable code may still exist in the software.
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Compare installed version against affected rangesCheck if the version matches: PAN-OS <= 6.1.17 OR PAN-OS = 7.0.1 through 7.0.11 (any of: 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.0.10, 7.0.11).Affected if The installed version falls within the affected ranges listed, the environment is vulnerable.
If the device runs PAN-OS versions 6.1.17 or lower, or any version from 7.0.1 through 7.0.11, and has GlobalProtect external interface enabled, the environment is affected by this XSS vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade PAN-OS to version 6.1.18 or later, 7.0.16 or later, 7.1.11 or later, or 8.0.3 or later. Until the upgrade can be performed, consider restricting access to the GlobalProtect external interface using firewall rules or VPN ACLs.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-9467 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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