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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2021· Updated Sep 17, 2024

PAN-OS: XML External Entity (XXE) Reference Vulnerability in the PAN-OS Web Interface

CVE-2021-3055

Description

An improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) reference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to read any arbitrary file from the file system and send a specifically crafted request to the firewall that causes the service to crash. Repeated attempts to send this request result in denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.10; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.6. This issue does not affect Prisma Access.

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  • Paloaltonetworks/Pan OSllm-fuzzy2 versions
    8.1 < 8.1.20, 9.0 < 9.0.14, 9.1 < 9.1.10, 10.0 < 10.0.6+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: 8.1 < 8.1.20, 9.0 < 9.0.14, 9.1 < 9.1.10, 10.0 < 10.0.6
    • (no CPE)range: 9.0

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