CVE-2018-9242

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Published Jul 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-20836	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.417% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104676
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041242
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-9242

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 3, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:17 AM
Reserved: Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 3, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM

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