What is CVE-2020-1975?

CVE-2020-1975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os, classified under CWE-112. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-1975?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os

CVE-2020-1975

Missing XML validation vulnerability in the PAN-OS web interface on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary XML that results in privilege escalation. This issue affects PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier…

EPSS: 0.004 (58.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 7.1.*, 8.0.*, 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-112

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1975 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1975?: CVE-2020-1975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os, classified under CWE-112. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-1975?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.