Auth bypass in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager
CVE-2018-7079
Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager guest authorization failure. Certain administrative operations in ClearPass Guest do not properly enforce authorization rules, which allows any authenticated administrative user to execute those operations regardless of privilege level. This could allow low-privilege users to view, modify, or delete guest users. Resolution: Fixed in 6.7.6 and 6.6.10-hotfix.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager — versions ClearPass 6.7.x prior to 6.7.6, ClearPass 6.6.10 and earlier without hotfix applied
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-007.txt (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7079?
- CVE-2018-7079 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-12-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7079?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.