CVE-2024-5920 PAN-OS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in PAN-OS Enables Impersonation of a Legitimate Administrator

Medium 4.6 Published 14 Nov 2024 Updated 30 Apr 2025

An authenticated Panorama administrator can inject JavaScript to impersonate a legitimate PAN-OS administrator and perform restricted actions.

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

What is CVE-2024-5920?

CVE-2024-5920 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 14 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-write Panorama administrator to push a specially crafted configuration to a PAN-OS node. This enables impersonation of a legitimate PAN-OS administrator who can perform restricted actions on the PAN-OS node after the execution of JavaScript in the legitimate PAN-OS administrator's browser.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5920?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5920?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5920 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-2024-5920 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xx8r-3wgj-j632.