CVE-2021-37728 Path traversal in Aruba Operating System Software

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in ArubaOS to access unauthorized files, requiring vendors to apply available patches.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-37728?

CVE-2021-37728 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 7 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Aruba Operating System Software version(s): Prior to 8.8.0.1, 8.7.1.4, 8.6.0.11, 8.5.0.13. Aruba has released patches for ArubaOS that address this security vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37728?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37728 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-2021-37728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Arubaos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-648m-c4m3-gp59.

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