Improper Authentication in Aruba Instant

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU53246

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5317

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication mechanisms and gain access to the Aruba Instant command line interface.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Aruba Instant: - - 8.6.0.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:4.2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:6.4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:6.5.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.