What is CVE-2018-7059?

CVE-2018-7059 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-7059?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in HP Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager

CVE-2018-7059

Aruba ClearPass prior to 6.6.9 has a vulnerability in the API that helps to coordinate cluster actions. An authenticated user with the "mon" permission could use this vulnerability to obtain cluster credentials which could allow privilege escalation. This vulnerability is only present when authenticated as a user with "mon" permission.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hp Aruba_clearpass_policy_manager
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7059?: CVE-2018-7059 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-7059?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.