An improper input neutralization vulnerability in the management web interface of the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables a malicious authenticated read-write administrator to impersonate another legitimate authenticated PAN-OS administrator.
The attacker must have network access to the management web interface to exploit this issue. You greatly reduce the risk of this issue by restricting access to the management web interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended critical deployment guidelines.
The risk is greatest if you allow access to the management web interface from the internet or from any untrusted network either:
You greatly reduce the risk if you ensure that you allow only trusted internal IP addresses to access the management web interface.
Use the following steps to identify your recently detected devices in our internet scans.
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Review more information about how to secure management access to your Palo Alto Networks firewalls in these documents:
