# CVE-2018-7079: Missing authorization in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

> Low-privilege administrative users can view, modify, or delete guest users due to improper authorization enforcement in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9m3x-jcp9-v9rq

## What is CVE-2018-7079?

CVE-2018-7079 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 7 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager guest authorization failure. Certain administrative operations in ClearPass Guest do not properly enforce authorization rules, which allows any authenticated administrative user to execute those operations regardless of privilege level. This could allow low-privilege users to view, modify, or delete guest users. Resolution: Fixed in 6.7.6 and 6.6.10-hotfix.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager

- [CVE-2022-23657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23657/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23658/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23660/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-25589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25589/): Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37736/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7079 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 7 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Arubanetworks 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-2018-7079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7079

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