Medium severity · published Jul 3, 2018
CVE-2018-9242
The PAN-OS management web interface page in PAN-OS 6.1.20 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.1.16 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.9 and earlier may allow an attacker to delete files in the system via…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The PAN-OS management web interface page in PAN-OS 6.1.20 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.1.16 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.9 and earlier may allow an attacker to delete files in the system via specific request parameters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% 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
after 6.0.0 through 6.1.20; 7.1.0 through 7.1.16; after 8.0.0 through 8.0.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9242
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104676
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041242
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-9242
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