QID 43865

Date Published: 2021-09-27

QID 43865: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS Local Path Traversal Vulnerability (ARUBA-PSA-2021-016)

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

CVE-2021-37731: Authenticated Local Path Traversal Leading to Arbitrary File Read and Write in ArubaOS Web-based Management User Interface and ArubaOS Command Line Interface.
Affected Versions:
- ArubaOS 8.3.0.x: 8.3.0.15 and below
- ArubaOS 8.5.0.x: 8.5.0.11 and below
- ArubaOS 8.6.0.x: 8.6.0.6 and below
- ArubaOS 8.7.x.x: 8.7.1.0 and below

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID gets the vulnerable ArubaOS version via SNMP.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may affect Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to ARUBA-PSA-2021-016 for more information about patching these vulnerabilities.Workaround:
    For CVE-2021-37731: Exploitation requires physical access.Controllers in strictly controlled physical environments are at low risk.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ARUBA-PSA-2021-016 URL Logo www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-016.txt