CVE-2023-43508 json
Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface
published 2023-10-24 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-47914
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager allow an attacker with read-only privileges to perform actions that change the state of the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allow an attacker to complete state-changing actions in the web-based management interface that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform.
Patch / fix
- arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.9.13, 6.10.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
arubanetworks.com
/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-016.txt
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-43508
- NVD CVE-2023-43508
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