Information disclosure in Aruba Instant

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU53265

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25157

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the Web UI. A remote administrator can read any file off the underlying filesystem.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Aruba Instant: - - 8.7.1.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:4.2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:6.4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:6.5.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:aruba_networks:aruba_instant:8.7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

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.