Palo Alto PAN-OS XML API Key Revocation Privilege Abuse (CVE-2023-6793)
CVE-2023-6793 Published on December 13, 2023
PAN-OS: XML API Keys Revoked by Read-Only PAN-OS Administrator
An improper privilege management vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to revoke active XML API keys from the firewall and disrupt XML API usage.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-6793 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Timeline
Initial publication
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-6793
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Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS:- Version 8.1 and below All is unaffected.
- Version 9.0 and below 9.0.17-h4 is affected.
- Version 9.1 and below 9.1.17 is affected.
- Version 10.0, <= All is affected.
- Version 10.1 and below 10.1.11 is affected.
- Version 10.2 and below 10.2.5 is affected.
- Version 11.0 and below 11.0.2 is affected.
- Version 11.1 and below All is unaffected.
- Version All is unaffected.
- Version All is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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