Command Injection in Aruba Networks PAPI (UDP 8211)
CVE-2023-22748 Published on March 1, 2023
Multiple Unauthenticated Command Injections in the PAPI Protocol
There are multiple command injection vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks access point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-22748 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2023-22748 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-22748
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Affected Versions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Mobility Conductor (formerly Mobility Master); Aruba Mobility Controllers; WLAN Gateways and SD-WAN Gateways managed by Aruba Central:- Version ArubaOS 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.19 and below is affected.
- Version ArubaOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.4 and below is affected.
- Version ArubaOS 10.3.x.x: 10.3.1.0 and below is affected.
- Version SD-WAN 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.x: 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.8 and below is affected.
Exploit Probability
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