Aruba InstantOS/ArubaOS up to 10.5.1.0 Central Communications Service command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS up to 8.6.0.23/8.10.0.10/8.11.2.1/10.4.1.0/10.5.1.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Central Communications Service. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-31471. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS up to 8.6.0.23/8.10.0.10/8.11.2.1/10.4.1.0/10.5.1.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Central Communications Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

There is a command injection vulnerability in the underlying Central Communications service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's Access Point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

The advisory is shared for download at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-31471 since 04/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/05/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2024 🔍
05/15/2024 +42 days 🔍
05/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ARUBA-PSA-2024-006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-31471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264380

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2024 06:58
Updated: 06/05/2025 18:24
Changes: 05/15/2024 06:58 (64), 06/05/2025 18:24 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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