CVE-2023-30509 Authenticated Remote Path Traversal in Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Command Line Interface

Medium 4.9 Published 16 May 2023 Updated 22 Jan 2025

Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in the CLI to read arbitrary files, including sensitive system data, on 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-2023-30509?

CVE-2023-30509 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software, published on 16 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple authenticated path traversal vulnerabilities exist in the Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise command line interface. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system, including sensitive system files.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30509?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Edgeconnect Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30509 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-2023-30509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7w82-f7rp-xf5c.