CVE-2025-23059 Sensitive Information Disclosure in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
An authenticated high-privilege attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the web interface to access sensitive directories and retrieve confidential data.
- 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-2025-23059?
CVE-2025-23059 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 4 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager exposes directories containing sensitive information. If exploited successfully, this vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges to access and retrieve sensitive data, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the entire system.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23059 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-2025-23059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23059 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-95p6-mvh4-q6jg.