CVE-2020-1998
CVSS V2 Medium 6.5
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
An improper authorization vulnerability in PAN-OS that mistakenly uses the permissions of local linux users instead of the intended SAML permissions of the account when the username is shared for the purposes of SSO authentication. This can result in authentication bypass and unintended resource access for the user. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-1998
- Assigner
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-05-13T19:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-05-19T16:05:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.1.0 | 7.1.26 |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.0.0 | 8.0.20 |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.1.0 | 8.1.13 |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.0.0 | 9.0.6 |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.1.0 | 9.1.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1998 | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1998 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1998 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:31:42 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 16:29:10 | 2020-05-13T19:15Z | 2020-05-13T19:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 16:29:10 | 2020-05-19T16:05:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 16:29:10 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |