CVE-2018-7079 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, specifically affecting its ClearPass Guest component. This flaw allows any authenticated administrative user, regardless of their assigned privilege level, to perform operations typically restricted to higher-privileged accounts, such as viewing, modifying, or deleting guest users. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7.0, < 6.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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