CVE-2020-24634 Command injection in Aruba 7000 Series Mobility Controllers

Critical 9.8 Published 11 Dec 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Aruba Mobility Controllers and Gateways via crafted packets to the PAPI UDP port.

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-2020-24634?

CVE-2020-24634 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 11 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An attacker is able to remotely inject arbitrary commands by sending especially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks AP Management protocol) UDP port (8211) of access-pointsor controllers in Aruba 9000 Gateway; Aruba 7000 Series Mobility Controllers; Aruba 7200 Series Mobility Controllers version(s): 2.1.0.1, 2.2.0.0 and below; 6.4.4.23, 6.5.4.17, 8.2.2.9, 8.3.0.13, 8.5.0.10, 8.6.0.5, 8.7.0.0 and below ; 6.4.4.23, 6.5.4.17, 8.2.2.9, 8.3.0.13, 8.5.0.10, 8.6.0.5, 8.7.0.0 and below.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24634?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Arubanetworks Sd-Wan.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24634 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-2020-24634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Arubaos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5v7p-whcg-3j32.