CVE-2017-9001 Command injection in Aruba ClearPass
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Aruba ClearPass systems if the non-default SSH Lockout feature is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9001?
CVE-2017-9001 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes a feature called "SSH Lockout", which causes ClearPass to lock accounts with too many login failures through SSH. When this feature is enabled, an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability is present which could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with "root" privilege level. This vulnerability is only present when a specific feature has been enabled. The SSH Lockout feature is not enabled by default, so only systems which have enabled this feature are vulnerable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-9001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p2w-v6gp-wgcx.