CVE-2020-2044

PAN-OS: Passwords may be logged in clear text while storing operational command (op command) history

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An information exposure through log file vulnerability where an administrator's password or other sensitive information may be logged in cleartext while using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. The opcmdhistory.log file was introduced to track operational command (op-command) usage but did not mask all sensitive information. The opcmdhistory.log file is removed in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions. Command usage is recorded, instead, in the req_stats.log file in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.

Una exposición de información por medio de una vulnerabilidad de archivo de registro donde la contraseña de un administrador u otra información confidencial puede ser registrada en texto sin cifrar mientras se usa la CLI en el software PAN-OS de Palo Alto Networks. El archivo opcmdhistory.log se introdujo para realizar un seguimiento del uso del comando operacional (op-command), pero no enmascara toda la información confidencial. El archivo opcmdhistory.log es eliminado en PAN-OS versión 9.1 y versiones posteriores de PAN-OS. El uso del comando es registrado, en cambio, en el archivo req_stats.log en PAN-OS versión 9.1 y versiones posteriores de PAN-OS. Este problema impacta a: Versiones PAN-OS 8.1 anteriores a PAN-OS 8.1.16; Versiones PAN-OS 9.0 anteriores a PAN-OS 9.0.10; Versiones PAN-OS 9.1 anteriores a PAN-OS 9.1.3.

*Credits: This issue was found by Yamata Li of Palo Alto Networks during internal security review.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-04 CVE Reserved
2020-09-09 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2044	2020-09-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.20 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.20"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 8.1.0 < 8.1.16 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 8.1.0 < 8.1.16"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.10 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 9.0.0 < 9.0.10"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 9.1.0 < 9.1.3 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 9.1.0 < 9.1.3"		-		Affected