CVE-2021-29146Network attack vector

Administrative browser script execution via stored input

Published Apr 29, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.9.5, 6.8.9, and 6.7.14-HF1 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts. The vendor identifies the web-based administration interface as the storage and execution locus but does not disclose the affected field or missing output-encoding operation. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and an administrative user to view the stored content; script execution is confined to the victim's browser in the interface's context.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.9.5, 6.8.9, and 6.7.14-HF1 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts. The vendor identifies the web-based administration interface as the storage and execution locus but does not disclose the affected field or missing output-encoding operation. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and an administrative user to view the stored content; script execution is confined to the victim's browser in the interface's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-29146
Published
Apr 29, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 29, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.9, 6.7.14-HF1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Managerversion=Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.9, 6.7.14-HF1

Published CVSS scores

8.4Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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