CVE-2022-23679 Cross-site request forgery in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;

High 8.8 Published 6 Sep 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute commands as another user on ArubaOS-CX switches due to missing anti-CSRF protections, requiring an upgrade to fix.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2022-23679?

CVE-2022-23679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;, published on 6 Sep 2022. 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

AOS-CX lacks Anti-CSRF protections in place for state-changing operations. This can potentially be exploited by an attacker to execute commands in the context of another user in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23679?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Aos-Cx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pmqf-99rm-pcfj.