CVE-2021-3037

PAN-OS: Secrets for scheduled configuration exports are logged in system logs

Severity Score

2.3

*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 exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where the connection details for a scheduled configuration export are logged in system logs. Logged information includes the cleartext username, password, and IP address used to export the PAN-OS configuration to the destination server.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de exposición de información por medio de archivos de registro en el software PAN-OS de Palo Alto Networks, donde los detalles de conexión para una exportación de configuración programada son registrados en registros del sistema. La información registrada incluye el nombre de usuario en texto sin cifrar, la contraseña y la dirección IP usada para exportar la configuración de PAN-OS al servidor de destino

*Credits: This issue was found by a customer of Palo Alto Networks during a security review.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-06 CVE Reserved
2021-04-20 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
CWE-534: DEPRECATED: Information Exposure Through Debug Log Files

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3037	2022-10-25

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"				>= 8.1.0 < 8.1.19 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 8.1.0 < 8.1.19"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.13 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 9.0.0 < 9.0.13"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 9.1.0 < 9.1.4 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 9.1.0 < 9.1.4"		-		Affected