{
  "id": "CVE-2024-9471",
  "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com",
  "published": "2024-10-09T17:15:21.090",
  "lastModified": "2024-10-09T17:15:21.090",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated PAN-OS administrator with restricted privileges to use a compromised XML API key to perform actions as a higher privileged PAN-OS administrator. For example, an administrator with \"Virtual system administrator (read-only)\" access could use an XML API key of a \"Virtual system administrator\" to perform write operations on the virtual system configuration even though they should be limited to read-only operations."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV40": [
      {
        "source": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "4.0",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackRequirements": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vulnerableSystemConfidentiality": "LOW",
          "vulnerableSystemIntegrity": "LOW",
          "vulnerableSystemAvailability": "LOW",
          "subsequentSystemConfidentiality": "NONE",
          "subsequentSystemIntegrity": "NONE",
          "subsequentSystemAvailability": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnerableSystemConfidentiality": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnerableSystemIntegrity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnerableSystemAvailability": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubsequentSystemConfidentiality": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubsequentSystemIntegrity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubsequentSystemAvailability": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "automatable": "NO",
          "recovery": "AUTOMATIC",
          "valueDensity": "DIFFUSE",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "LOW",
          "providerUrgency": "GREEN",
          "baseScore": 5.1,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-269"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9471",
      "source": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"
    }
  ]
}