CVE-2022-0013

Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de exposición de información de archivos en el agente Cortex XDR de Palo Alto Networks que permite a un atacante local leer el contenido de archivos arbitrarios en el sistema con altos privilegios cuando es generado un archivo de soporte. Este problema afecta: Agente Cortex XDR versiones 5.0 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 5.0.12; Agente Cortex XDR versiones 6.1 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 6.1.9; Agente Cortex XDR versiones 7.2 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 7.2.4; Agente Cortex XDR versiones 7.3 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 7.3.2

*Credits: This issue was found by Robert McCallum of Palo Alto Networks during an internal security review.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

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

2021-12-28 CVE Reserved
2022-01-12 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-538: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0013	2022-01-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 5.0 < 5.0.12 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 5.0 < 5.0.12"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 6.1 < 6.1.9 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 6.1 < 6.1.9"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 7.2 < 7.2.4 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 7.2 < 7.2.4"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 7.3 < 7.3.2 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 7.3 < 7.3.2"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe