CVE-2013-2269

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-10-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Sponsorship Confirmation functionality in Aruba Networks ClearPass 5.x, 6.0.1, and 6.0.2, and Amigopod/ClearPass Guest 3.0 through 3.9.7, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and approve a request by sending a guest request, then using "parameter manipulation" in conjunction with information from a "default holding page" to discover the link that is used for sponsor approval of the guest request, then performing a direct request to that link.

Affected products

ClearPass Policy Manager: 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
Arubanetworks Clearpass Guest: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7 (+1)

References

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