Palo Alto Networks Expedition SQL Injection Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-11-14
• EPSS: 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.1

[ Description ]Official description

An SQL injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an unauthenticated attacker to reveal Expedition database contents, such as password hashes, usernames, device configurations, and device API keys. With this, attackers can also create and read arbitrary files on the Expedition system.

CISA: Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to reveal Expedition database contents, such as password hashes, usernames, device configurations, and device API keys. With this, attackers can also create and read arbitrary files on the Expedition system.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 5 Dec 2024): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010MitigationVendor Advisory
• www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/palo-alto-expedition-from-n-day-to-full-compromiseExploit
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource