XSS in GlobalProtect Gateway/Portal (PAN-OS) – Phishing Risk to Authenticated Users
CVE-2025-0133 Published on May 14, 2025
PAN-OS: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GlobalProtect gateway and portal features of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables execution of malicious JavaScript in the context of an authenticated Captive Portal user's browser when they click on a specially crafted link. The primary risk is phishing attacks that can lead to credential theftparticularly if you enabled Clientless VPN.
There is no availability impact to GlobalProtect features or GlobalProtect users. Attackers cannot use this vulnerability to tamper with or modify contents or configurations of the GlobalProtect portal or gateways. The integrity impact of this vulnerability is limited to enabling an attacker to create phishing and credential-stealing links that appear to be hosted on the GlobalProtect portal.
For GlobalProtect users with Clientless VPN enabled, there is a limited impact on confidentiality due to inherent risks of Clientless VPN that facilitate credential theft. You can read more about this risk in the informational bulletin PAN-SA-2025-0005 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2025-0005 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2025-0005 . There is no impact to confidentiality for GlobalProtect users if you did not enable (or you disable) Clientless VPN.
Timeline
Added fix version for PAN-OS 10.2.
Added Releases with the Software Fix, Updated Recommended Content Version, and Added Guidance for Prisma Access.
Changed Content Version for Mitigation and Updated Version ETAs
Removed Cloud NGFW from Affected Products
Removed Prisma Access from Affected Products.
Changed Expected Fix Release for PAN-OS 11.2
Added Prisma Access and Cloud NGFW to Affected Products.
Initial Publication
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2025-0133 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-0133
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Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW:- Version All and below 11.2.8 is affected.
- Version 11.2.0 and below 11.2.7 is affected.
- Version 11.1.0 and below 11.1.6-h14 is affected.
- Version 10.2.0 and below 10.2.16-h1 is affected.
- Version 10.1.0 is affected.
- Version All is affected.
Exploit Probability
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