Expedition Migration ToolApplication · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2019-1574
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 Palo Alto Networks Expedition Migration tool 1.1.12 and earlier may allow an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript or HTML in the Devices View.
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 · moderate confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition Migration tool versions 1.1.12 and earlier allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML into the Devices View, which executes when other users access that page.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Expedition Migration ToolApplication
<= 1.1.12CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Expedition Migration Tool installationIdentify whether the Palo Alto Networks Expedition Migration Tool is installed on the system or accessible in your environment.Affected if The tool is present and accessible in your environment.
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Determine installed versionLocate and read the version information for the Expedition Migration Tool installation (typically visible in the application interface, about page, or installation logs). Compare your version number to the affected range: versions 1.1.12 and earlier.Affected if Your installed version is 1.1.12 or any earlier version.
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Verify authenticated user accessReview user accounts and access controls for the Expedition Migration Tool to identify which users have authentication credentials to log in.Affected if There are untrusted or unknown authenticated users with access to the tool.
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Inspect Devices View for injected contentAccess the Devices View functionality within the Expedition Migration Tool interface and examine any displayed device names, configurations, or fields for unexpected script tags, HTML elements, or suspicious encoded content.Affected if The Devices View contains unrecognized JavaScript or HTML code that was not intentionally added by your administrators.
You are affected if the Expedition Migration Tool version 1.1.12 or earlier is installed and accessible to authenticated users who could inject malicious scripts into the Devices View.
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 Expedition Migration tool to a version newer than 1.1.12 that includes the security patch; if immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict access to trusted authenticated users only.
Fix this in Expedition Migration Tool
Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2019-1574 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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