CVE-2022-23685 Cross-site request forgery in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

High 8.8 Published 20 Sep 2022 Updated 27 May 2025

Remote attackers can trick authenticated users into executing arbitrary actions on ClearPass Policy Manager via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

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-2022-23685?

CVE-2022-23685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 20 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

A vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface exists which exposes some endpoints to a lack of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection. This could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary input against these endpoints if the attacker can convince an authenticated user of the interface to interact with a specially crafted URL in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): 6.10.x: 6.10.6 and below; 6.9.x: 6.9.11 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23685?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pr99-75h9-2c37.