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CVE-2021-3049

Cortex XSOAR: Improper Authorization of Incident Investigations Vulnerability

Published: Sep 8, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285
2.6LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR server enables an authenticated network-based attacker with investigation read permissions to download files from incident investigations of which they are aware but are not a part of. This issue impacts: All Cortex XSOAR 5.5.0 builds; Cortex XSOAR 6.1.0 builds earlier than 12099345. This issue does not impact Cortex XSOAR 6.2.0 versions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-285NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Palo Alto Networks
commercial·USaka pan-os, prisma access, cloud ngfw
Cortex XSOAR
Security Products
paloaltonetworks
commercial·USaka palo alto networks, panw
cortex xsoar
Security Products

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3049
security.paloaltonetworks.com

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