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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2023-3718 Detail

Description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX command line interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as a privileged user on the affected switch. This allows an attacker to fully compromise the underlying operating system on the device running AOS-CX.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score matches with CNA score
CNA:  Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Base Score:  8.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-010.txt Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-3718
NVD Published Date:
08/01/2023
NVD Last Modified:
08/08/2023
Source:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)