CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-3046

Improper Authentication

Published: Aug 11, 2021 | Modified: Aug 19, 2021
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An improper authentication vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a SAML authenticated attacker to impersonate any other user in the GlobalProtect Portal and GlobalProtect Gateway when they are configured to use SAML authentication. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.9; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.5. PAN-OS 10.1 versions are not impacted.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Pan-os Paloaltonetworks 8.1.0 (including) 8.1.19 (excluding)
Pan-os Paloaltonetworks 9.0.0 (including) 9.0.14 (excluding)
Pan-os Paloaltonetworks 9.1.0 (including) 9.1.9 (excluding)
Pan-os Paloaltonetworks 10.0.0 (including) 10.0.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

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