6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9149
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS XPath Injection Vulnerability
Description

The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct XPath injection attacks via a crafted string.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2016, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Paloaltonetworks pan-os
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9149.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9149 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/70 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0.19 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.12 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.14 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.1.14 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0.10 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.1.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.20 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.0 up to (excluding) 5.1.13 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.15 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.0 up to (excluding) 6.1.15 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.11 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (excluding) 7.1.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:6.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/70 No Types Assigned https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/70 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9149 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9149 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.11%

score

0.60425

percentile

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