CVE-2023-22778 (GCVE-0-2023-22778)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-28 17:05 – Updated: 2025-03-07 20:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
A vulnerability in the ArubaOS web management interface could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a victim's browser in the context of the affected interface.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-07 20:42 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | Aruba Mobility Conductor (formerly Mobility Master); Aruba Mobility Controllers; WLAN Gateways and SD-WAN Gateways managed by Aruba Central |
Affected:
ArubaOS 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.19 and below
Affected: ArubaOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.4 and below Affected: ArubaOS 10.3.x.x: 10.3.1.0 and below Affected: SD-WAN 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.x: 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.8 and below |
guessed |
Date Public
2023-02-28 21:00
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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