QID 43855

Date Published: 2021-09-06

QID 43855: HPE ArubaOS Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (ARUBA-PSA-2021-015)

Aruba Networks provides data networking solutions for enterprises and businesses worldwide.

CVE-2021-37715: Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (XSS) in AirWave Web-Based Management Interface
CVE-2021-3156: A vulnerability in the command line parameter parsing code of sudo could allow an attacker with access to sudo to execute commands or binaries with root privileges. The main impact of this vulnerability would be as part of a "chained attack" where an attacker has achieved a foothold with lower privileges via another vulnerability and then uses this to escalate privileges.
Affected Versions:
Aruba AirWave management platform prior to version 8.2.13.0
QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID gets the vulnerable ArubaOS version via SNMP.

A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a victim browser in the context of the affected interface.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to ARUBA-PSA-2021-015 for more information about patching these vulnerabilities.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ARUBA-PSA-2021-015 URL Logo www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-015.txt
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