Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol
CVE-2023-22780

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

HP (HP)

Vendor
CVE Published:
8 May 2023

What is CVE-2023-22780?

Aruba Networks has identified buffer overflow vulnerabilities within multiple services that could permit unauthenticated remote code execution. By sending specifically crafted packets to the UDP port 8211, which is designated for the PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol), attackers may exploit these vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation can result in executing arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system, posing significant risks to network integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

Aruba Access Points running InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 InstantOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.2 and below

Aruba Access Points running InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 InstantOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.2 and below

Aruba Access Points running InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 ArubaOS 10.3.x.x: 10.3.1.4 and below

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Erik de Jong (bugcrowd.com/erikdejong)
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CVE-2023-22780 : Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol