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Document Subtype: Security Bulletin Document ID: hpesbnw04363en_us Last Updated: 2024-06-18 Release Date: 2022-08-30 Document Version: 2 Potential Security Impact: Local: Access Restriction Bypass, Authentication Bypass; Remote: Arbitrary Code Execution, Disclosure of Information, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), memory corruption Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Product Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY Title AOS-CX Switches Multiple Vulnerabilities Note: Information originally published in hpe_aruba_networking_-_2022-012.txt Note: A CSAF version of this document exists at hpe_aruba_networking_-_2022-012.json Aruba Product Security Advisory =============================== Advisory ID: ARUBA-PSA-2022-012 CVE: CVE-2022-23679, CVE-2022-23680, CVE-2022-23681, CVE-2022-23682, CVE-2022-23683, CVE-2022-23684, CVE-2022-23686, CVE-2022-23687, CVE-2022-23688, CVE-2022-23689, CVE-2022-23690, CVE-2022-23691 Publication Date: 2022-Aug-30 Status: Confirmed Severity: High Revision: 1 Overview Aruba has released updates for wired switch products running AOS-CX that address multiple security vulnerabilities. Affected Products Customers using the following switch models and firmware versions are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in this advisory. Aruba Switch Models: AOS-CX 10000 Switch Series AOS-CX 9300 Switch Series AOS-CX 8400 Switch Series AOS-CX 8360 Switch Series AOS-CX 8325 Switch Series AOS-CX 8320 Switch Series AOS-CX 6400 Switch Series AOS-CX 6300 Switch Series AOS-CX 6200F Switch Series AOS-CX 6100 Switch Series AOS-CX 6000 Switch Series AOS-CX 4100i Switch Series Software branch versions: AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below. AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below. AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below. AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. Not all vulnerabilities in this advisory affect all AOS-CX branches. If an AOS-CX branch is not listed as affected, it means that any AOS-CX version in that given branch is not affected. For example, the 10.10.xxxx branch is not affected by CVE-2022-23684. CVE-2022-23691 only affects the following models: AOS-CX 10000 Switch Series AOS-CX 9300 Switch Series AOS-CX 8325 Switch Series AOS-CX 8320 Switch Series The following unsupported branches of AOS-CX software were not validated and may contain these vulnerabilities: AOS-CX 10.07.xxxx AOS-CX 10.05.xxxx and below. Unaffected Products Any other Aruba products not listed above including AOS-S Switches, Aruba Intelligent Edge Switches, and HPE OfficeConnect Switches are not affected by these vulnerabilities. Details Failure to provide CSRF Protection (CVE-2022-23679, CVE-2022-23680) --------------------------------------------------------------------- AOS-CX lacks Anti-CSRF protections in place for state-changing operations. This can potentially be exploited by an attacker to execute commands in the context of another user. Internal references: ATLAX-4 Severity: High CVSSv3 Overall Score: 8.3 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Discovery: These vulnerabilities were discovered and reported by Zombiehelp54 (bugcrowd.com/zombiehelp54) via Aruba's Bugcrowd program and Ken Pyle - Partner & Exploit Developer, CYBIR & Graduate Professor of Cybersecurity at Chestnut Hill College. Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.1000 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and above. Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in AOS-CX Command Line Interface (CVE-2022-23681, CVE-2022-23682) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the AOS-CX command line interface that could lead to authenticated command injection. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system leading to complete switch compromise. Internal references: ATLAX-52, ATLAX-53 Severity: High CVSSv3 Overall Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Discovery: These vulnerabilities were discovered and reported by Erik de Jong (bugcrowd.com/erikdejong) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0180 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1040 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1080 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0220 and above. Authenticated Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine(NAE) (CVE-2022-23683) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Authenticated command injection vulnerabilities exist in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine via NAE scripts. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to a complete compromise of the switch running AOS-CX. Internal reference: ATLAX-30 Severity: High CVSSv3 Overall Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Daniel Jensen (@dozernz) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.1000 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1040 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1080 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0220 and above. Authenticated Privilege Escalation in the Web-Management Interface (CVE-2022-23684) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of AOS-CX could allow a remote authenticated user with read-only privileges to escalate their permissions to those of an administrative user. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges beyond their authorized level. Internal reference: ATLAX-63 Severity: High CVSSv3 Overall Score: 7.1 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Aruba's internal engineering team. Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and above. Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Recovery Console (CVE-2022-23691) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise. Internal reference: ATLAX-67 Severity: Medium CVSSv3 Overall Score: 6.1 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Aruba's internal engineering team. Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx - 10.10.0002 and below. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx - 10.09.1030 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx - 10.08.1070 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx - 10.06.0210 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.1000 - 10.10.1000 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx - 10.09.1040 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx - 10.08.1080 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx - 10.06.0220 and above. Multiple Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX LLDP Service (CVE-2022-23686, CVE-2022-23687, CVE-2022-23688, CVE-2022-23689) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the processing of packet data by the LLDP service of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to impact the availability of the AOS-CX LLDP service and/or the management plane of the switch. Internal reference: ATLAX-55 Severity: Medium CVSSv3 Overall Score: 5.3 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Qian Chen (@cq674350529) from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at QI-ANXIN Group. Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1010 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1050 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0190 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and above. Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure in AOS-CX via Web-Management Interface (CVE-2022-23690) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of AOS-CX could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to fingerprint the exact version AOS-CX running on the switch. This allows an attacker to retrieve information which could be used to more precisely target the switch for further exploitation. Internal reference: ATLAX-54 Severity: Medium CVSSv3 Overall Score: 5.3 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Ken Pyle - Partner & Exploit Developer, CYBIR & Graduate Professor of Cybersecurity at Chestnut Hill College Affected Versions: - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1010 and below. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1050 and below. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0190 and below. Resolved Versions: - AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and above. - AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and above. - AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and above. - AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and above. References: CVE-2022-23681 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Erik de Jong (bugcrowd.com/erikdejong) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. CVE-2022-23682 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Erik de Jong (bugcrowd.com/erikdejong) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. CVE-2022-23683 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Daniel Jensen (@dozernz) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. CVE-2022-23684 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Aruba's internal engineering team. CVE-2022-23691 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Aruba's internal engineering team. CVE-2022-23686 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Qian Chen (@cq674350529) from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at QI-ANXIN Group. CVE-2022-23679 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Zombiehelp54 (bugcrowd.com/zombiehelp54) via Aruba's Bugcrowd program. CVE-2022-23687 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Qian Chen (@cq674350529) from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at QI-ANXIN Group. CVE-2022-23688 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Qian Chen (@cq674350529) from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at QI-ANXIN Group. CVE-2022-23689 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Qian Chen (@cq674350529) from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at QI-ANXIN Group. CVE-2022-23680 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Ken Pyle - Partner & Exploit Developer, CYBIR & Graduate Professor of Cybersecurity at Chestnut Hill College. CVE-2022-23690 - This vulnerability were discovered and reported by Ken Pyle - Partner & Exploit Developer, CYBIR & Graduate Professor of Cybersecurity at Chestnut Hill College SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. ArubaOS-CX Switches AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. Aruba 6300 Switch Series AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. Aruba 6400 Switch Series AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. Aruba 8325 Switch Series AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. Aruba 8400 Switch Series AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. - See Vulnerability Summary for full list of affected products. BACKGROUND HPE calculates CVSS using CVSS Version 3.1. If the score is provided from NIST, we will display Version 2.0, 3.0, or 3.1 as provided from NVD. Reference V3 Vector V3 Base Score V2 Vector V2 Base Score CVE-2022-23679 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L 8.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P) 8.7 CVE-2022-23680 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L 8.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P) 8.7 CVE-2022-23681 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) 10.0 CVE-2022-23682 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) 10.0 CVE-2022-23683 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) 10.0 CVE-2022-23684 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N) 7.5 CVE-2022-23686 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) 5.0 CVE-2022-23687 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) 5.0 CVE-2022-23688 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) 5.0 CVE-2022-23689 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) 5.0 CVE-2022-23690 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) 5.0 CVE-2022-23691 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N 6.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) 6.6 Information on CVSS is documented in HPE Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002 See References and Vulnerability Summary. RESOLUTION In order to address the vulnerabilities described above for the affected release branches, it is recommended to upgrade the software to the following versions (where applicable): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.1000 and above. AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1040 and above. AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1080 and above. AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0220 and above. Aruba recommends that users using the following branches upgrade to 10.10.1000 and above to address these vulnerabilities: AOS-CX 10.07.xxxx AOS-CX 10.05.xxxx and below. HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 30 August 2022 Initial release Version:2 (rev.2) - 18 June 2024 Updating HPE and CSAF links for webpage conversion Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. Report: To report a potential security vulnerability for any HPE supported product: Web Form: https://www.hpe.com/info/report-security-vulnerability Email: security-alert@hpe.com Hewlett Packard Enterprise Product Security Response Policy: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00100637en_us Subscribe: To initiate a subscription to receive future HPE Security Bulletin alerts via Email: http://www.hpe.com/support/Subscriber_Choice Security Bulletin Archive: A list of recently released Security Bulletins is available here: http://www.hpe.com/support/Security_Bulletin_Archive System management and security procedures must be reviewed frequently to maintain system integrity. HPE is continually reviewing and enhancing the security features of software products to provide customers with current secure solutions. "HPE is broadly distributing this Security Bulletin in order to bring to the attention of users of the affected HPE products the important security information contained in this Bulletin. HPE recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. HPE does not warrant that this information is necessarily accurate or complete for all user situations and, consequently, HPE will not be responsible for any damages resulting from user's use or disregard of the information provided in this Bulletin. 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In order to address the vulnerabilities described above for the affected release branches, it is recommended to upgrade the software to the following versions (where applicable): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.1000 and above. AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1040 and above. AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1080 and above. AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0220 and above. Aruba recommends that users using the following branches upgrade to 10.10.1000 and above to address these vulnerabilities: AOS-CX 10.07.xxxx AOS-CX 10.05.xxxx and below. HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 30 August 2022 Initial release Version:2 (rev.2) - 18 June 2024 Updating HPE and CSAF links for webpage conversion Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. Report: To report a potential security vulnerability for any HPE supported product: Web Form: https://www.hpe.com/info/report-security-vulnerability Email: security-alert@hpe.com Hewlett Packard Enterprise Product Security Response Policy: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00100637en_us Subscribe: To initiate a subscription to receive future HPE Security Bulletin alerts via Email: http://www.hpe.com/support/Subscriber_Choice Security Bulletin Archive: A list of recently released Security Bulletins is available here: http://www.hpe.com/support/Security_Bulletin_Archive