# CVE-2024-51773: Cross-site scripting in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager

> Authenticated attackers can inject scripts into the ClearPass Policy Manager interface to steal data, modify information, or hijack user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chjv-79m6-ph9c

## What is CVE-2024-51773?

CVE-2024-51773 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 3 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface could allow an authenticated remote Attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Successful exploitation could enable a threat actor to perform any actions the user is authorized to do, including accessing the user's data and altering information within the user's permissions. This could lead to data modification, deletion, or theft, including unauthorized access to files, file deletion, or the theft of session cookies, which an attacker could use to hijack a user's session.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51773?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-51773?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-51773 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager

- [CVE-2022-23657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23657/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23658/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23660/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-25589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25589/): Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37736/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51773 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-51773 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 3 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51773/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51773/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51773
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51773
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51773

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51773/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.