CVE-2020-2018 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-2018 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 13/05/2020 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: palo_alto | Vendor: Palo Alto Networks | Product: PAN-OS
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-2018 Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Panorama context switching feature allows an attacker with network access to a Panorama\'s management interface to gain privileged access to managed firewalls. An attacker requires some knowledge of managed firewalls to exploit this issue. This issue does not affect Panorama configured with custom certificates authentication for communication between Panorama and managed devices. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.12; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 9 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-287
CWE Name: CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Source: Palo Alto Networks

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).