High severity · published May 13, 2020
CVE-2020-2012
Improper restriction of XML external entity reference ('XXE') vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Panorama management service allows remote unauthenticated attackers with network…
7.5
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper restriction of XML external entity reference ('XXE') vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Panorama management service allows remote unauthenticated attackers with network access to the Panorama management interface to read arbitrary files on the system. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS for Panorama 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS for Panorama 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS for Panorama 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% 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
7.1.0 through 7.1.26; 8.0.0 through 8.0.20; 8.1.0 before 8.1.13; 9.0.0 before 9.0.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2012
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2012
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2012
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