CVE-2018-9242 describes a vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface, affecting versions 6.1.20 and earlier, 7.1.16 and earlier, and 8.0.9 and earlier. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to delete system files through specially crafted request parameters. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, it requires local access and low privileges to achieve high integrity impact, specifically data destruction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 6.0.0, <= 6.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 8.0.0, <= 8.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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