# CVE-2016-2032: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication on the RabbitMQ management interface to access sensitive information in Aruba AirWave.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8fw3-pgpp-w37p

## What is CVE-2016-2032?

CVE-2016-2032 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 31 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in the Aruba AirWave Management Platform 8.x prior to 8.2 in the management interface of an underlying system component called RabbitMQ, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. This interface listens on TCP port 15672 and 55672

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2032?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Arubanetworks Airwave, Arubanetworks Aruba Instant, Arubanetworks Arubaos.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Arubaos

- [CVE-2016-2031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2031/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8368/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-25166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25166/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25167/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25151/): Deserialization in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2032 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2032 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 31 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Arubanetworks Arubaos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2032/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2032/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2032
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2032
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2032

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2032/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.