Vulnerability · Published Oct 24, 2023 · Assigned by hpe

CVE-2023-43508Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager allow an attacker with read-only privileges to perform actions that change the state of the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allow an attacker to complete state-changing actions in the web-based management interface that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.4 and below – through <=6.11.4ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.8 with ClearPass 6.10.8 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 5 and belowClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.13 with ClearPass 6.9.13 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 3 and below

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