CVE-2023-43508 Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface
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-2023-43508?
CVE-2023-43508 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 24 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager allow an attacker with read-only privileges to perform actions that change the state of the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allow 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-2023-43508?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43508?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43508 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-2023-43508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager
- CVE-2022-23657 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- CVE-2022-23658 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- CVE-2022-23660 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-25589 Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise
- CVE-2021-37736 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67w3-8vjj-xpmw.