CVE-2023-25594 Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An attacker with read-only privileges can perform unauthorized state-changing actions in the ClearPass Policy Manager web interface, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-25594?

CVE-2023-25594 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 14 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager allows an attacker with read-only privileges to perform actions that change the state of the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to complete state-changing actions in the web-based management interface that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25594?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25594?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-25594 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gv37-7gxx-pj8g.

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