PT-2023-4981 · Aruba · Aruba 9200 Series Gateways+3

Nicholas Starke · Published 2023-09-06 · Updated 2023-09-15 · CVE-2023-38484

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Aruba 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways (affected versions not specified)

Description Vulnerabilities exist in the BIOS implementation that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code early in the boot sequence. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to and change underlying sensitive information in the affected controller, leading to complete system compromise.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05520

CVE-2023-38484

Affected Products

Aruba 9000 Series Controllers

Aruba 9000 Series Gateways

Aruba 9200 Series Controllers

Aruba 9200 Series Gateways

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38484 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-014.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05520 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70022 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/fletch_ai/status/1700707421541294203 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1699480844065239461 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/autumn_good_35/status/1699803598568522015 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57646 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1699523245278466321 · Twitter Post