What is CVE-2020-1993?

CVE-2020-1993 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2020-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-1993?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-1993

The GlobalProtect Portal feature in PAN-OS does not set a new session identifier after a successful user login, which allows session fixation attacks, if an attacker is able to control a user's session ID. This issue affects: All PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0 versions; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.8.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1993?: CVE-2020-1993 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2020-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-1993?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.