CVE-2023-6790

Description

A DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a remote attacker to execute a JavaScript payload in the context of an administrator’s browser when they view a specifically crafted link to the PAN-OS web interface.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): palo_alto
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-79
Reserved: 2023-12-13
Published: 2023-12-13 18:15 UTC
Last updated: 2024-08-02 08:42 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6790.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2023-6790 — PAN-OS: DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in the Web Interface

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published: 2023-12-13 19:15:09 UTC
NVD last modified: 2024-11-21 08:44:33 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0019 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 40.91% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2023-59001
Assigner: palo_alto
Published: Dec 13, 2023, 6:15:48 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:42:07 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.1900
Vendors: Palo Alto Networks
Products: PAN-OS (9.1 <9.1.16)

PAN-OS (8.1 <8.1.25)

Cloud NGFW

PAN-OS (9.0 <9.0.17)

PAN-OS

PAN-OS (10.2 <10.2.4)

PAN-OS (10.1 <10.1.9)

Prisma Access

PAN-OS (10.0 <10.0.12)

PAN-OS (11.0 <11.0.1)
Aliases: GHSA-8r5w-j8rm-886w

ENISA description: A DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a remote attacker to execute a JavaScript payload in the context of an administrator’s browser when they view a specifically crafted link to the PAN-OS web interface.

EUVD references (1)

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6790

Affected products (3)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	`8.1` (affected), `9.0` (affected), `9.1` (affected), `10.0` (affected), `10.1` (affected), `10.2` (affected), `11.0` (affected), `11.1` (unaffected)	—
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access	`All` (unaffected)	—
Palo Alto Networks	Cloud NGFW	`All` (unaffected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (2) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6790

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-6790 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-59001 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6790 rapid7:security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6790 rapid7:www.cve.org

NVD-tagged references (2)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6790 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6790 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory

Indicators (1)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
cve	`CVE-2023-6790`	no local data	2026-05-14 09:35 UTC

Remediations (8)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

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