Unauthorized access via undisclosed authentication bypass
Published Oct 15, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Authentication bypass in affected ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x, 6.9.x, and 6.10.x releases allows remote attackers to gain access. HPE has not published the affected interface, request path, validation error, or access level granted by the bypass. No credentials or user interaction are required, but the disclosed information does not establish whether administrative functions or another service become accessible.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in affected ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x, 6.9.x, and 6.10.x releases allows remote attackers to gain access. HPE has not published the affected interface, request path, validation error, or access level granted by the bypass. No credentials or user interaction are required, but the disclosed information does not establish whether administrative functions or another service become accessible.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-40997
- Published
- Oct 15, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1
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What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
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Public exploit references
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