HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.9/6.12.2 Web-based Management Interface cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.9/6.12.2. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-51773. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.9/6.12.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface could allow an authenticated remote Attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Successful exploitation could enable a threat actor to perform any actions the user is authorized to do, including accessing the user's data and altering information within the user's permissions. This could lead to data modification, deletion, or theft, including unauthorized access to files, file deletion, or the theft of session cookies, which an attacker could use to hijack a user's session.

The weakness was published by Pear1y. The advisory is available at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-51773 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212131 (Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager <= 6.12.x < 6.12.2 / 6.11.x < 6.11.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212131). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Policy Management Software

Vendor

• HPE

Name

• Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager

Version

• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3
• 6.11.4
• 6.11.5
• 6.11.6
• 6.11.7
• 6.11.8
• 6.11.9
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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