Medium severity · published Nov 19, 2016
CVE-2016-9149
The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6…
6.5
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct XPath injection attacks via a crafted string.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
5.0.0 before 5.0.20; 5.1.0 before 5.1.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.15; 6.1.0 before 6.1.15; 7.0.0 before 7.0.11; 7.1.0 before 7.1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9149
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9149
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149
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