CVE-2008-7023 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Aruba Mobility Controller running ArubaOS 3.3.1.16, and possibly other versions, installs the same default X.509 certificate for all installations, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's security documentation.

Published: 2009-08-21

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:aruba_mobility_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:3.3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6982	Aruba Mobility Controller running ArubaOS 3.3.1.16, and possibly other versions, installs the same default X.509 certificate for all installations, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's security documentation.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00378.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/51731
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496604/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496622/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31336

History

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Subscriptions

Arubanetworks Aruba Mobility Controller Arubaos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-21T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:02.493Z

Reserved: 2009-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7023

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-08-21T14:30:00.530

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-7023

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-310

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