CVE-2022-23683 Command injection 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 7.2 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on ArubaOS-CX switches via NAE scripts, leading to full system compromise.

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-2022-23683?

CVE-2022-23683 is a high-severity command injection 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 needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Authenticated command injection vulnerabilities exist in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine via NAE scripts. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to a complete compromise of the switch running AOS-CX in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address these security vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23683?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Aos-Cx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23683 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-2022-23683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5xr5-94pw-rv78.

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