CVE-2020-24641
Published: 15 January 2021
Summary
CVE-2020-24641 is a high-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Arubanetworks Airwave Glass. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-17357
Vulnerability details
In Aruba AirWave Glass before 1.3.3, there is a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability through an unauthenticated endpoint that if successfully exploited can result in disclosure of sensitive information. This can be used to perform an authentication bypass and ultimately gain…
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administrative access on the web administrative interface.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing probes authentication mechanisms for bypasses, allowing identification and fixing of improper authentication issues.
Detects unauthorized use and connections stemming from authentication bypass or failure.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.
Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.
Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.