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CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7945
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Information Disclosure Directory Traversal
Description

The GlobalProtect external interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.17, 7.x before 7.0.15, 7.1.x before 7.1.9, and 8.x before 8.0.2 provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate account names and conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests, aka PAN-SA-2017-0014 and PAN-72769.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2017, 12:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7945 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-2017-7945.

URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-7945
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-7945

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7945 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 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-7945
  • 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/84 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-7945 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-209
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/84 No Types Assigned https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/84 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:6.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.5:h2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.4:h2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2017-7945 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-2017-7945 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.57 }} 0.05%

score

0.75396

percentile

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