# CVE-2024-0012: PanOS - Authentication Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-0012 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-0012

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 9.3
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function)
- **Tags:** enterprise_software, firewall

## Description

An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like  CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 .

The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended  best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 .

This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software.

Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-0012](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0012) is a critical vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS that allows for authentication bypass on the management web interface, potentially granting unauthorized users administrative privileges. Successful exploitation enables attackers to perform admin actions, alter configurations, or leverage further privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 22nd of August 2024.

Based on data from the CrowdSec network, nearly all observed exploitation of CVE-2024-0012 is fully opportunistic, with attackers indiscriminately scanning the entire internet. These attacks are automated and lack any form of target selection or reconnaissance.
Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2024-0012 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-0012 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Observed attempts typically involve requests to paths matching `/php/.*/.*.js.map` or `/index.php/.*/.*.js.map`.

## Timeline

- 2024-08-22: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-0012 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-08-22: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-0012 for the first time.
- 2024-11-18: CVE Published. CVE-2024-0012 is published to NVD.
- 2024-11-18: CISA KEV. CVE-2024-0012 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2024-12-09: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).

## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-0012.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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