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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-42509
Aruba Command Injection Remote Code Execution
Description

Command injection vulnerability in the underlying CLI service could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's Access Point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 6, 2024, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-42509 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-42509 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.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2024-42509.

URL Resource
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04722en_us&docLocale=en_US

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-42509 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Kemp LoadMaster and Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Critical flaws in widely-used networking and security products demand immediate attention from administrators.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning a ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 19, 2024 (2 days ago)
  • The Cyber Express
CISA Alerts: Five Newly Exploited Vulnerabilities Added to Critical Watchlist

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the addition of five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog due to evidence of their active ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 13, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • The Cyber Express
Top 15 Exploited Cyber Vulnerabilities Revealed: Five Eyes Alliance Urges Immediate Patching

The FBI, NSA, and allied agencies within the Five Eyes intelligence network have published a list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities from 2023. The cybersecurity advisory, a collaborative effort ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 13, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • The Cyber Express
Microsoft’s November 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 91 Vulnerabilities, Including Four Critical Zero-Days

Microsoft rolled out its monthly security updates as part of the Microsoft November 2024 Patch Tuesday cycle. The company addressed a total of 91 vulnerabilities, with four of them being classified as ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 13, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • The Cyber Express
HPE Issues Urgent Patches for Critical Vulnerabilities in Aruba Networking Access Points

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has issued critical security patches to address several vulnerabilities affecting its Aruba Networking Access Point products. These vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-42509 and ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 2 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Earth Estries’ Evolving Toolkit: A Deep Dive into Their Advanced Techniques

Trend Micro has uncovered details about a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign from Earth Estries, also known as Salt Typhoon. Active since 2020, Earth Estries primarily targets governments and techn ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 2 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Palo Alto Networks Investigates Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks has issued an important informational bulletin regarding a potential remote code execution vulnerability in its PAN-OS management interface. While the specifics of the vulnerability ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 11, 2024 (1 week, 3 days ago)
  • security.nl
HPE Aruba access points via kritiek beveiligingslek op afstand over te nemen

Een kritieke kwetsbaarheid in de Aruba access points van HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) maakt het mogelijk voor een ongeauthenticeerde aanvaller om de apparaten op afstand over te nemen. De impact v ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 08, 2024 (1 week, 6 days ago)
  • BleepingComputer
HPE warns of critical RCE flaws in Aruba Networking access points

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released updates for Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10 software to address two critical vulnerabilities in Aruba Networking Access Points. The two security issues could allow a ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 07, 2024 (1 week, 6 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-42509 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-77
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Command injection vulnerability in the underlying CLI service could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's Access Point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
    Added Reference Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04722en_us&docLocale=en_US [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-2024-42509 is associated with the following CWEs:

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