# CVE-2017-5826: Code injection in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, requiring immediate patching by network administrators.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq4p-r2rf-67fm

## What is CVE-2017-5826?

CVE-2017-5826 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, published on 15 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.6.x was found.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5826?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

- [CVE-2018-7058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7058/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5824/): Code injection in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7059/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-5825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5825/): Privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-9001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9001/): Command injection in Aruba ClearPass (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5826 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5826 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, published on 15 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager. 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-2017-5826/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5826/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5826
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5826
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5826

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