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Palo Alto Networks PAN-SA-2017-0009 (CVE-2017-7218): Local Privilege Escalation in the Management Web Interface

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Palo Alto Networks PAN-SA-2017-0009 (CVE-2017-7218): Local Privilege Escalation in the Management Web Interface

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/10/2017
Modified
06/17/2020

Description

The Management Web Interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 7.1.9 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified request parameters.

Solution(s)

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