CVE-2013-5664 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the PAN-OS device-management API browser, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-5664?

CVE-2013-5664 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 31 Aug 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based device-management API browser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 4.1.13 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted data, aka Ref ID 50908.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5664?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5664?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5664 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2013-5664 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxw8-3g5x-5p8p.

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