4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-25157
Aruba Instant Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
Description

A remote arbitrary file read vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2021, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 22, 2022, 6:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-25157 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Arubanetworks instant
1 Siemens scalance_w1750d_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-25157.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-25157 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-25157 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_w1750d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.7.0 up to (excluding) 8.7.1.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_w1750d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt No Types Assigned https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4.0.0 up to (including) 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.18 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.5.4.19 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.3.0.15 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.5.0.12 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.6.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.6.0.7 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.7.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.7.1.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.96 }} 1.07%

score

0.92980

percentile

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