What is CVE-2021-26678?

CVE-2021-26678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-26678?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager

CVE-2021-26678

A remote unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against an administrative user of the interface. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a victim’s browser in the context of the affected interface.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Arubanetworks Clearpass_policy_manager
N/a Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager — versions Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26678?: CVE-2021-26678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-26678?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.