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CVE-2022-43518 Path traversal in Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise devices.

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-2022-43518?

CVE-2022-43518 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software, published on 30 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in the Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise web interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system, including sensitive system files in Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software version(s): ECOS 9.2.1.0 and below; ECOS 9.1.3.0 and below; ECOS 9.0.7.0 and below; ECOS 8.3.7.1 and below.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43518?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Edgeconnect Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43518 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-2022-43518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3rr7-mrfp-2whc.

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