GlobalProtect Gateway Auth Escalation via User Impersonation (CVE-2024-3388)
CVE-2024-3388 Published on April 10, 2024

PAN-OS: User Impersonation in GlobalProtect SSL VPN
A vulnerability in the GlobalProtect Gateway in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated attacker to impersonate another user and send network packets to internal assets. However, this vulnerability does not allow the attacker to receive response packets from those internal assets.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-3388 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of 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, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Timeline

Initial publication

Weakness Types

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.

What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?

The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

CVE-2024-3388 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-3388

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Affected Versions

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.17%
Percentile
37.93%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.