CVE-2021-25148 Path traversal in Aruba Instant Access Points

High 8.1 Published 29 Mar 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can arbitrarily modify files on Aruba Instant Access Points, potentially compromising device integrity and configuration.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-25148?

CVE-2021-25148 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware, published on 29 Mar 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote arbitrary file modification vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.13 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.10 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.4 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25148?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Instant, Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-25148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fp8g-5vph-mrcj.