CVE-2017-15943 — The configuration file import for applications, spyware and vulnerability objects functionality in the web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, and 7.1.x before 7.1.14 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information via vectors related to parsing of external entities

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The configuration file import for applications, spyware and vulnerability objects functionality in the web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, and 7.1.x before 7.1.14 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information via vectors related to parsing of external entities

Published Dec 11, 2017

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.70%

Description

The configuration file import for applications, spyware and vulnerability objects functionality in the web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, and 7.1.x before 7.1.14 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information via vectors related to parsing of external entities.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.70% 0.01705

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01705

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.70% (0.01705)	76.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	1.70% (0.01705)	76.25th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.19% (0.00189)	56.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.19% (0.00189)	55.65th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.26% (0.00256)	61.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	1.11% (0.01110)	29.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	1.11% (0.01110)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-918

SSRF

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102074
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040005
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15943
x_refsource_CONFIRM

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102074		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040005		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15943		x_refsource_CONFIRM

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 11, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Oct 27, 2017

Link CVE-2017-15943

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-15943

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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