Administrator impersonation via unneutralized attribute script
Published May 14, 2025 · Updated May 14, 2025
Improper input neutralization in the PAN-OS management web interface allows remote authenticated users to impersonate administrators. Palo Alto Networks maps the flaw to CWE-83 but has not disclosed which request or HTML attribute accepts the unneutralized script. Exploitation requires network access to the management interface and an authenticated read-write administrator account; it grants another administrator identity without reported service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Improper input neutralization in the PAN-OS management web interface allows remote authenticated users to impersonate administrators. Palo Alto Networks maps the flaw to CWE-83 but has not disclosed which request or HTML attribute accepts the unneutralized script. Exploitation requires network access to the management interface and an authenticated read-write administrator account; it grants another administrator identity without reported service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-0137
- Published
- May 14, 2025
- Updated
- May 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- PAN-OS
- Classifications
- CWE-83, CAPEC-195
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- May 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.1.0 <10.1.14-h14 changes=[{"at":"10.1.14-h14","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=10.2.0 <10.2.13 changes=[{"at":"10.2.13","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=11.1.0 <11.1.8 changes=[{"at":"11.1.8","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=11.2.0 <11.2.5 changes=[{"at":"11.2.5","status":"unaffected"}]
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