OS Command Injection in ArubaOS (AOS) and SD-WAN - CVE-2022-37897
Published: October 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68761
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37897
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Aruba Networks
Affected software:
ArubaOS (AOS)
SD-WAN
ArubaOS (AOS)
SD-WAN
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling PAPI packets. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted PAPI packets to port 8211/UDP to the system and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-37897
Install updates from vendor's website.