# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5p2w-v6gp-wgcx

## 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: 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.

## 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

- [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-2017-5826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5826/): Code injection in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass. 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-2017-9001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9001/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9001

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