Low severity · published Dec 13, 2023
CVE-2023-6793
PAN-OS: XML API Keys Revoked by Read-Only PAN-OS Administrator
2.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to revoke active XML API keys from the firewall and disrupt XML API usage.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
9.0 before 9.0.17-h4; 9.1 before 9.1.17; 10.0 through All; 10.1 before 10.1.11; 10.2 before 10.2.5; 11.0 before 11.0.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6793
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6793
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6793
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