Medium severity · published Aug 2, 2017
CVE-2017-9459
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management web 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…
6.1
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management web 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% 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
through 6.1.17; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.0.3; 7.0.4; 7.0.5; +25 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9459
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9459
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99902
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038974
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-9459
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