Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2018-9334
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 · uneditedThe PAN-OS management web interface page in PAN-OS 6.1.20 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.1.16 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.8 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.0 may allow an attacker to access the GlobalProtect password hashes of local users via manipulation of the HTML markup.
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 confidenceThe PAN-OS management web interface allows an attacker to access GlobalProtect password hashes of local users through manipulation of HTML markup. This is an information disclosure vulnerability in the management interface of Palo Alto Networks firewall operating systems.
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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
> 6.0.0, <= 6.1.20>= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.16> 8.0.0, <= 8.0.8= 8.1.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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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Identify the PAN-OS versionLog into the firewall CLI and run 'show system info' or access the web management interface and check the Dashboard for the system versionAffected if The displayed version falls within these ranges: >6.0.0 to <=6.1.20, >=7.1.0 to <=7.1.16, >8.0.0 to <=8.0.8, or equals exactly 8.1.0
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Confirm local admin accounts existRun 'show admins' in the CLI or check the Device > Administrators page in the web interface to see if local users are configuredAffected if Local administrator accounts are configured on the firewall (these would have their password hashes exposed)
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Determine if management interface is network accessibleCheck network accessibility by attempting to reach the PAN-OS web management port (443) from untrusted networks, or review firewall traffic logs for management interface access from external IPsAffected if The PAN-OS management web interface is reachable from networks other than trusted admin workstations
You are affected if your PAN-OS version is in the vulnerable ranges AND the management interface is network-accessible AND local administrator accounts exist on the device.
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 dataRestrict network access to the PAN-OS management interface to trusted administrators and upgrade to a patched PAN-OS version beyond the vulnerable releases (6.1.20, 7.1.16, 8.0.8, 8.1.0).
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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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