CVE-2020-1996

PAN-OS: Panorama management server log injection

Published May 13, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A missing authorization vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS Panorama allows a remote unauthenticated user to inject messages into the management server ms.log file. This vulnerability can be leveraged to obfuscate an ongoing attack or fabricate log entries in the ms.log file This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.9.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.14, PAN-OS 9.0.9, and all later PAN-OS versions. PAN-OS 8.0 is now end-of-life as of October 31, 2019, and is no longer covered by our Product Security Assurance policies. PAN-OS 7.1 is on extended support until June 30, 2020, and is only being considered for critical security vulnerability fixes.


Vendor Workaround

This issue affects the management interface of PAN-OS and is strongly mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation, available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-12786 A missing authorization vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS Panorama allows a remote unauthenticated user to inject messages into the management server ms.log file. This vulnerability can be leveraged to obfuscate an ongoing attack or fabricate log entries in the ms.log file This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.9.
History

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Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 13, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:02 AM