VDB-105875 · CVE-2015-3656 · BID 100597

Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.4.6/6.5.1 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.4.6/6.5.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3656. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.4.6/6.5.1 (Policy Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated lower-level administrators to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly enforce authorization checks.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2015. The weakness was published 08/29/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at arubanetworks.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3656 since 05/07/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 742 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.4.7 or 6.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 100597†). Similar entries are available at VDB-105872, VDB-105873, VDB-105874 and VDB-105876. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClearPass Policy Manager 6.4.7/6.5.2

Timelineinfo

05/07/2015 🔍
08/18/2015 +103 days 🔍
08/29/2017 +742 days 🔍
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08/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/11/2019 +803 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: arubanetworks.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105875
SecurityFocus: 100597 - Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager CVE-2015-3656 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2017 08:28
Updated: 11/11/2019 10:51
Changes: 08/30/2017 08:28 (55), 11/11/2019 10:51 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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