CVE-2024-47464 Authenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Leads to a Remote Unauthorized Access to Files
Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in Aruba Instant AOS to copy arbitrary files to readable locations, enabling unauthorized file access.
- 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-2024-47464?
CVE-2024-47464 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10, published on 5 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authenticated Path Traversal vulnerability exists in Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to copy arbitrary files to a user readable location from the command line interface of the underlying operating system, which could lead to a remote unauthorized access to files.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47464?
How do I fix CVE-2024-47464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47464 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-2024-47464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh2h-wv23-f83f.