Twistlock
CVE-2019-1583
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Escalation of privilege vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Twistlock console 19.07.358 and earlier allows a Twistlock user with Operator capabilities to escalate privileges to that of another user. Active interaction with an affected component is required for the payload to execute on the victim.
AnalysisAI
Escalation of privilege vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Twistlock console 19.07.358 and earlier allows a Twistlock user with Operator capabilities to escalate privileges to that of another. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Escalation of privilege vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Twistlock console 19.07.358 and earlier allows a Twistlock user with Operator capabilities to escalate privileges to that of another user. Active interaction with an affected component is required for the payload to execute on the victim. Affected products include: Paloaltonetworks Twistlock.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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External POC / Exploit Code
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