CVE-2023-6789

PAN-OS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in the Web Interface

At a glance

Severity: MEDIUM 4.3
EPSS: EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 36 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2023-12-13
Updated: 2024-08-02
Assigner: palo_alto
NVD status: Modified

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a malicious authenticated read-write administrator to store a JavaScript payload using the web interface. Then, when viewed by a properly authenticated administrator, the JavaScript payload executes and disguises all associated actions as performed by that unsuspecting authenticated administrator.

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	palo_alto
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-59000
GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-6789

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2023-AVI-1029 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 8.1.0 < 8.1.26
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 9.0.0 < 9.0.17
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 9.1.0 < 9.1.17
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 10.1.0 < 10.1.11
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 10.2.0 < 10.2.5
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.0.0 < 11.0.2

Affected products

Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS	affected 8.1 < 8.1.26 ; affected 9.0 < 9.0.17-h4 ; affected 9.1 < 9.1.17 ; affected 10.0 ≤ All ; affected 10.1 < 10.1.11 ; affected 10.2 < 10.2.5
Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access	unaffected All
Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFW	unaffected All

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6789

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD