CVE-2016-9149 Code injection in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via XPath injection in the Addresses Object parser of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9149?
CVE-2016-9149 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 19 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct XPath injection attacks via a crafted string.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2016-9149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
- CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-2021 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f22j-95w2-7rx5.