VDB-184458 · CVE-2021-40988 · ARUBA-PSA-2021-018

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.8.9/6.9.7/6.10.1 pathname traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.8.9/6.9.7/6.10.1. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in pathname traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-40988. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.8.9/6.9.7/6.10.1 (Policy Management Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a pathname traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-21. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/15/2021 as ARUBA-PSA-2021-018. The advisory is available at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-40988 since 09/13/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 6.8.9-HF1, 6.9.7-HF1 or 6.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Policy Management Software

Vendor

Aruba

Name

ClearPass Policy Manager

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Pathname traversal
CWE: CWE-21 / CWE-22
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.9-HF1/6.9.7-HF1/6.10.2

Timelineinfo

09/13/2021 🔍
10/15/2021 +32 days 🔍
10/15/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ARUBA-PSA-2021-018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-184458

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2021 18:40
Updated: 10/20/2021 19:23
Changes: 10/15/2021 18:40 (40), 10/20/2021 19:23 (1)
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