Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.9.11/6.10.6 Web-based Management Interface sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.9.11/6.10.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-23693. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.9.11/6.10.6 (Policy Management Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain and modify sensitive information in the underlying database potentially leading to complete compromise of the ClearPass Policy Manager cluster in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): 6.10.x: 6.10.6 and below; 6.9.x: 6.9.11 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager that address these security vulnerabilities.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2022 as ARUBA-PSA-2022-013. The advisory is shared for download at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-23693 since 01/19/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/28/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Policy Management Software

Vendor

• Aruba

Name

• ClearPass Policy Manager

Version

• 6.9.0
• 6.9.1
• 6.9.2
• 6.9.3
• 6.9.4
• 6.9.5
• 6.9.6
• 6.9.7
• 6.9.8
• 6.9.9
• 6.9.10
• 6.9.11
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4
• 6.10.5
• 6.10.6

License

• commercial

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