Authenticated file read or resource exhaustion via XXE
Published Nov 3, 2022 · Updated May 2, 2025
XXE in the ArubaOS command-line interface allows remote authenticated users to read local files or exhaust system resources. The interface XML parser expands attacker-supplied external entities without adequate restrictions, resolving local resources or recursively consuming processing capacity. Administrative authentication is required, and successful exploitation exposes device-local file contents or interrupts service through resource exhaustion.
Summary
What happened
XXE in the ArubaOS command-line interface allows remote authenticated users to read local files or exhaust system resources. The interface XML parser expands attacker-supplied external entities without adequate restrictions, resolving local resources or recursively consuming processing capacity. Administrative authentication is required, and successful exploitation exposes device-local file contents or interrupts service through resource exhaustion.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-37911
- Published
- Nov 3, 2022
- Updated
- May 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-611, CAPEC-221, T1499.004, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Nov 3, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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