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MEDIUM
CVE-2023-0001
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Password Exposure Disclosure
Description

An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-0001 has a 6 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-2023-0001 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 cortex_xdr_agent
1 Microsoft windows
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-2023-0001.

URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001 Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001 Vendor Advisory

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).

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Shell PowerShell

Updated: 4 days, 3 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 18, 2024, 3:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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Python Jupyter Notebook

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Oct. 7, 2024, 7:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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PowerShell Shell

Updated: 3 months ago
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Born at : Sept. 22, 2024, 9:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

cve-database-manager

Python

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Aug. 4, 2024, 11:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Dec. 26, 2023, 4:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Python

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 6, 2023, 8:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-0001 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-0001 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.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 12, 2024

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

    Nov. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/2
    Removed Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/3
    Removed Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/5
    Removed Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/10
    Removed Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/10/1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/10/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/10 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/5 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Palo Alto Networks, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/3 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001 No Types Assigned https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-319
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.5 up to (excluding) 7.5.101 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-0001 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.13220

percentile

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