CVE-2024-9463

Published Oct 9, 2024

Last updated 7 months ago

Overview

Description
An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.
Source
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Insights

Analysis from the Intruder Security Team
Published Oct 15, 2024

Following Palo Alto's announcement of several vulnerabilities in their configuration generation tool Expedition, Horizon released a technical breakdown. In addition to this, watchTowr also released a proof of concept for CVE-2024-9463.

These vulnerabilities are trivial to exploit pose a significant risk to Expedition, whether you expose this to the internet or not.

While this software is not commonly exposed to the internet, a significant risk still remains where an attacker can access the device from the same network as Expedition.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
9.9
Impact score
-
Exploitability score
-
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber
Severity
CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name
Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Exploit added on
Nov 14, 2024
Exploit action due
Dec 5, 2024
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-78
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
CWE-78

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending
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  3. CVE-2024-9463 : CVSS v4 Score 9.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities in PaloAlto Expedition Lead to Exposure of Firewall Credentials. Includes: CVE-2024-9464,CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466,CVE-2024-9467 #PatchNOW #cybersecurity #hacked #Cyberattack #infosec #informationsecurity #DataBreach

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  4. CVE-2024-9463 : CVSS v4 Score 9.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities in PaloAlto Expedition Lead to Exposure of Firewall Credentials. Includes: CVE-2024-9464,CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466,CVE-2024-9467 #PatchNOW #cybersecurity #hacked #Cyberattack #infosec #informationsecurity #DataBreach

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  5. CVE-2024-9463 : CVSS v4 Score 9.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities in PaloAlto Expedition Lead to Exposure of Firewall Credentials. Includes: CVE-2024-9464,CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466,CVE-2024-9467 #PatchNOW #cybersecurity #hacked #Cyberattack #infosec #informationsecurity #DataBreach

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  6. CVE-2024-9463 : CVSS v4 Score 9.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities in PaloAlto Expedition Lead to Exposure of Firewall Credentials. Includes: CVE-2024-9464,CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466,CVE-2024-9467 #PatchNOW #cybersecurity #hacked #Cyberattack #infosec #informationsecurity #DataBreach

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  7. CVE-2024-9463 : CVSS v4 Score 9.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities in PaloAlto Expedition Lead to Exposure of Firewall Credentials. Includes: CVE-2024-9464,CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466,CVE-2024-9467 #PatchNOW #cybersecurity #hacked #Cyberattack #infosec #informationsecurity #DataBreach

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  8. CVE-2024-9463 Firewall in Palo Alto Networks Many Palo Alto firewalls are being attacked as you read this article. There’s a new vulnerability that leads to the takeover of firewall admin accounts, and the sensitive information such as usernames, cleartext passwords, and API htt

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  9. Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Expedition under attack (CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465) | #HelpNetSecurity #CyberSecurity https://t.co/ZSldIcYzTc

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    28 Nov 2024

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  10. Actively exploited CVE : CVE-2024-9463

    @transilienceai

    21 Nov 2024

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  11. CVE-2024-1212 is getting exploited #inthewild. Find out more at https://t.co/CJXwYDWUv3 CVE-2024-9463 is getting exploited #inthewild. Find out more at https://t.co/1tb5ZXWUiM

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    19 Nov 2024

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  12. CVE-2024-9463 is getting exploited #inthewild. Find out more at https://t.co/1tb5ZXWUiM CVE-2024-9474 is getting exploited #inthewild. Find out more at https://t.co/4mYMUZJast CVE-2024-0012 is getting exploited #inthewild. Find out more at https://t.co/QEsNwNF3YH

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    19 Nov 2024

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  13. CISA warns of actively exploited Palo Alto Networks Expedition flaws (CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465). Update by Dec 5th to avoid OS & SQL injection. #Cybersecurity #Palo https://t.co/6sUBpw0yr5

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    18 Nov 2024

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  14. 10月に修正されたPalo Alto製移行ツール「Expedition」の5つの脆弱性の内「CVE-2024-9463」と「CVE-2024-9465」は悪用が確認されています。 これらの対応としては、アップデートだけでなく、処理されたユーザー名、パスワード、APIキーなどを変更する必要があるそうです。 https://t.co/u8eZHVKzVp

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    18 Nov 2024

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  15. Palo Alto Networks ファイアウォール、Expedition が攻撃を受ける (CVE-2024-9463、CVE-2024-9465) Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Expedition under attack (CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465) #HelpNetSecurity (Nov 15) https://t.co/5PXr6Ovxcb

    @foxbook

    17 Nov 2024

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  16. PAN-OS Expedition-da “Autentifikasiyasız əmr yerinə yetirmə” (Unauthenticated Command Injection) boşluğu (CVE-2024-9463) aşkar olunub. #ETX #certaz #cybersecurity #kibertəhlükəsizlik #xəbərdarlıq https://t.co/8X2YyKTT7I

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    17 Nov 2024

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  17. CVE-2024-9463 : CVSS v4 Score 9.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities in PaloAlto Expedition Lead to Exposure of Firewall Credentials. Includes: CVE-2024-9464,CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466,CVE-2024-9467 #PatchNOW #cybersecurity #hacked #Cyberattack #infosec #informationsecurity #DataBreach

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  18. 🚨 Critical RCE Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition (#CVE-2024-9463) https://t.co/XannDvEJmr

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    16 Nov 2024

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  19. Palo Alto Networks has confirmed that hackers are exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in its firewall products, identified as CVE-2024-9463 and CVE-2024-9465. These vulnerabilities enable remote code execution with a high severity score of 9.3. No patch is available yet,

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  20. Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Expedition under attack (CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465) - Help Net Security https://t.co/0cMKoNId2M

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  21. CISA warns of more Palo Alto Networks bugs exploited in attacks: https://t.co/dRbHKsVIGP CISA has warned of two critical vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks' Expedition migration tool, CVE-2024-9463 (unauthenticated command injection) and CVE-2024-9465 (SQL injection), which…

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  22. Two critical #vulnerabilities discovered - CVE-2024-9463 & CVE-2024-9465. These affect systems running Expedition migration tool for Checkpoint & Cisco configurations. Risks include #CommandInjection & #SQLinjection attacks. https://t.co/KG0lXy4skZ

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  23. CVSS 9.9 Alert - Two critical vulnerabilities have been actively exploited in Palo Alto Networks Expedition. 🚨 CVE-2024-9463 (9.9) - OS command injection vulnerability 🚨 CVE-2024-9465 (9.2) - SQL injection vulnerability These flaws could allow attackers to gain unauthorized…

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  24. .@CISACyber We added #PaloAltoNetworks Expedition vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-9463 & CVE-2024-9465 to our Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Visit https://t.co/ueshM6Ecst & apply mitigations to protect your org from cyberattacks. #Cybersecurity #infosec

    @CEEKTechnology

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  25. CISA adds Palo Alto flaws to KEV Catalog #PaloAlto #CVE-2024-9463 #CVE-2024-9465 https://t.co/GPcrbiBRSa

    @pravin_karthik

    15 Nov 2024

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  26. Vulnerabilità Expedition di Palo Alto Networks sfruttata attivamente Sicurezza Informatica, cisa, CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465, Expedition, Palo Alto Networks, vulnerabilità https://t.co/zfSdVCO2Hj https://t.co/6xARUpUMcs

    @matricedigitale

    15 Nov 2024

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  27. 🚨 CVE Alert: Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability Exploited In The Wild🚨 Vulnerability Details: CVE-2024-9463 (CVSS 9.9/10) Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability Impact A Successful exploit may allows an unauthenticated…

    @CyberxtronTech

    15 Nov 2024

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  28. CISA Flags Critical Exploits in Palo Alto Networks' Expedition with Public PoC Code Urgent warning about critical vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Expedition: CVE-2024-9463 and CVE-2024-9465. Take action to protect your organization. https://t.co/e3jErK3lK8

    @the_yellow_fall

    15 Nov 2024

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  29. Latest Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (#KEV) : #CVE-2024-9463 Palo Alto Networks #Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability https://t.co/n18RFcXenB

    @ScyScan

    14 Nov 2024

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  30. 🛡️ We added #PaloAltoNetworks Expedition vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-9463 & CVE-2024-9465 to our Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Visit https://t.co/myxOwap1Tf & apply mitigations to protect your org from cyberattacks. #Cybersecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/LKBPwYykh

    @CISACyber

    14 Nov 2024

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  31. Actively exploited CVE : CVE-2024-9463

    @transilienceai

    23 Oct 2024

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.