8.0
HIGH
CVE-2023-38485
Aruba BIOS Boot Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Vulnerabilities exist in the BIOS implementation of Aruba 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 15, 2023, 5:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-38485 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 arubaos
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-2023-38485.

URL Resource
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-014.txt Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-38485 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38485 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-014.txt No Types Assigned https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-014.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.6.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.6.0.22 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.10.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.10.0.7 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.11.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.11.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.4.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.4.0.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:9004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:9004-lte:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:9012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:9240:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-38485 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-38485 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05713

percentile

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