# CVE-2019-5321: Auth bypass in Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to gain unauthorized access to the WebUI of Aruba Intelligent Edge Switches.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gm78-442f-p8c9

## What is CVE-2019-5321?

CVE-2019-5321 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M, published on 26 Aug 2020. 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

Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M with firmware 16.08.* before 16.08.0009, 16.09.* before 16.09.0007, 16.10.* before 16.10.0003 are vulnerable to Remote Unauthorized Access in the WebUI.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5321?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Arubanetworks 2530 Firmware, Arubanetworks 2540 Firmware, Arubanetworks 2920 Firmware, Arubanetworks 2930 Firmware, Arubanetworks 3810 Firmware, Arubanetworks 5400r Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5321?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5321 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M

- [CVE-2022-23676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23676/): Memory corruption in ArubaOS-Switch Devices (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-23677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23677/): Memory corruption in ArubaOS-Switch Devices (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-5320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5320/): Cross-site scripting in Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5321 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5321 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M, published on 26 Aug 2020. 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-2019-5321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aruba Intelligent Edge Switch Series 2540, 2530, 2930F, 2930M, 2920, 5400R, and 3810M. 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-2019-5321/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5321/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5321
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5321
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5321

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5321/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.