Read-only privilege escalation via improper WebUI authorization
Published Oct 24, 2023 · Updated Sep 11, 2024
Incorrect authorization in the ClearPass Policy Manager WebUI allows remote authenticated users to make unauthorized state changes. The interface accepts state-changing operations from accounts assigned read-only privileges, but HPE has not disclosed the affected endpoints or failed checks. Read-only management access is required, and exploitation can alter configuration or other appliance state beyond the account's assigned authority.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in the ClearPass Policy Manager WebUI allows remote authenticated users to make unauthorized state changes. The interface accepts state-changing operations from accounts assigned read-only privileges, but HPE has not disclosed the affected endpoints or failed checks. Read-only management access is required, and exploitation can alter configuration or other appliance state beyond the account's assigned authority.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-43508
- Published
- Oct 24, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2024
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-863
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.8 with ClearPass 6.10.8 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 5 and below
- Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.4 and below <=<=6.11.4
- Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.13 with ClearPass 6.9.13 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 3 and below
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What is affected?
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