Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-15944
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vu - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2024, 2:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains multiple, unspecified vulnerabilities which can allow for remote code execution when chained.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-15944 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15944 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-2017-15944.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

PaloAlto EXP(CVE-2017-15944)

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2023, 8:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

essential templates for kenzer [DEPRECATED]

kenzer vulnerabilities kenzer-templates arpsyndicate

Python Shell Ruby

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
106 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2020, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1653 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 4 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 29, 2020, 3:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

Detecion for the vulnerability CVE-2017-15944

Python

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2018, 11:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks firewalls remote root code execution POC

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Dec. 19, 2017, 4:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15944 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15944 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 No Types Assigned https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • 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/102 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/102 No Types Assigned https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/102 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.19 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.19 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (excluding) 7.1.14 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 [No Types Assigned]
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-2017-15944 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-2017-15944 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

97.41 }} -0.02%

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0.99951

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