CVE-2024-9465 Palo Alto Networks Expedition: database injection
In plain words: Text typed into the app ends up changing the database query behind it. Reading, changing or stealing data from the database.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Dec 5, 2024
What to do
- Install Palo Alto Networks's security update for Expedition. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
- Never expose the device's admin page to the internet.
- After patching a device that was exposed, follow the vendor's compromise checks, end active sessions and change passwords.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: They face the internet and guard the whole network, so a flaw here can hand attackers a way in — and these devices usually run no antivirus, so break-ins go unnoticed.
The details
- Official name
- Palo Alto Networks Expedition SQL Injection Vulnerability
- Product
- Palo Alto Networks Expedition
- CISA description
- Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to reveal Expedition database contents, such as password hashes, usernames, device configurations, and device API keys. With this, attackers can also create and read arbitrary files on the Expedition system.
- Type of flaw
- Database injection (CWE-89)
- Confirmed exploited
- Nov 14, 2024
- US federal patch deadline
- Dec 5, 2024
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Questions about CVE-2024-9465
Is CVE-2024-9465 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-9465 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 14, 2024, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9465?
Install Palo Alto Networks's security update for Expedition. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-9465?
Only if you use Palo Alto Networks Expedition. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.