CVE-2024-0012
Description
An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 .
The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 .
This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software.
Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Summary dbcve.org
Authentication bypass vulnerability in PAN-OS management web interface allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to gain full PAN-OS administrator privileges, enabling configuration tampering and chaining with other privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474.
Mitigation
Immediately restrict access to the PAN-OS management web interface to only trusted internal IP addresses following Palo Alto Networks best practice deployment guidelines; this is the primary mitigation until patches can be applied.