Vulnerability in Arubanetworks 203r
CVE-2018-7080
A vulnerability exists in the firmware of embedded BLE radios that are part of some Aruba Access points. An attacker who is able to exploit the vulnerability could install new, potentially malicious firmware into the AP's BLE radio and could then gain access to the AP's console port. This vulnerability is applicable only if the BLE radio has been enabled in affected access points. The BLE radio is disabled by default. Note - Aruba products are NOT affected by a similar vulnerability being tracked as CVE-2018-16986.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Arubanetworks 203r
- Arubanetworks 203r Firmware
- Arubanetworks 203rp
- Arubanetworks 203rp Firmware
- Arubanetworks Ap-300 Series Access Points
- Arubanetworks Ap-300 Series Access Points Firmware
- Arubanetworks Ap-300 Series Instant Access Points
- Arubanetworks Ap-300 Series Instant Access Points Firmware
- Arubanetworks Arubaos
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Access Points — versions AP-3xx and IAP-3xx series access points, AP-203R, AP-203RP, ArubaOS 6.4.4.x prior to 6.4.4.20, ArubaOS 6.5.3.x prior to 6.5.3.9, ArubaOS 6.5.4.x prior to 6.5.4.9, ArubaOS 8.x prior to 8.2.2.2, ArubaOS 8.3.x prior to 8.3.0.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105814 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-006.txt (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7080?
- CVE-2018-7080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks 203r. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-12-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7080?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-7080 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.