What is CVE-2020-1997?

CVE-2020-1997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-1997?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-1997

An open redirection vulnerability in the GlobalProtect component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an attacker to specify an arbitrary redirection target away from the trusted GlobalProtect gateway. If the user then successfully authenticates it will cause them to access an unexpected and potentially malicious website. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.0 versions earlier than 8.0.14.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.1.*, 9.0.*, 9.1.*
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1997?: CVE-2020-1997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-1997?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.