CVE-2021-3036: medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 4.4epss 0.2%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OSRelated CVEs — Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
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