CVE-2024-31475 Path traversal in AOS-8 Instant and AOS-10 AP

High 8.2 Published Updated

Attackers can delete arbitrary files on Aruba Access Points via the PAPI protocol, causing service interruption and integrity loss.

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

What is CVE-2024-31475?

CVE-2024-31475 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 14 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the Central Communications service accessed by PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to delete arbitrary files on the underlying operating system, which could lead to the ability to interrupt normal operation and impact the integrity of the affected Access Point.

Weakness: CWE-463

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31475?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Hp Instantos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31475 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-2024-31475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Arubaos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7gr6-pqw7-p68c.

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