# CVE-2017-9002: Cross-site scripting in Aruba ClearPass

> Reflected XSS in Aruba ClearPass allows attackers to steal session cookies or passwords from logged-in administrators via malicious links.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2xwj-rw2w-xr5q

## What is CVE-2017-9002?

CVE-2017-9002 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

All versions of Aruba ClearPass prior to 6.6.8 contain reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker who can trick a logged-in ClearPass administrative user into clicking a link could obtain sensitive information, such as session cookies or passwords. The vulnerability requires that an administrative users click on the malicious link while currently logged into ClearPass in the same browser.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9002 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-2017-9002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9002 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9002 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-2017-9002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9002/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9002

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