CVE-2023-43508: Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager allow an attacker with read-only privileges to perform actions that change the state of the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allow an attacker to complete state-changing actions in the web-based management interface that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform.

Affected products

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: before 6.9.13; from 6.10.0 before 6.10.8; from 6.11.0 through 6.11.4; 6.9.13, 6.9.13-cumulative_hotfix_patch_2, 6.9.13-cumulative_hotfix_patch_3, 6.10.8, 6.10.8-cumulative_hotfix_patch_2, 6.10.8-cumulative_hotfix_patch_5 — fixed in 6.10.8, 6.9.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.8, 6.9.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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