CVE-2022-37914
Published: 28 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-37914 is a critical-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Arubanetworks Aruba Edgeconnect Enterprise Orchestrator. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2022-37914 resides in the web-based management interface of Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator and stems from improper authentication (CWE-287). It affects versions 9.1.2.40051 and below, 9.0.7.40108 and below, 8.10.23.40009 and below, and any older branches not explicitly listed.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw over the network with no credentials or user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants administrative privileges and enables complete compromise of the Orchestrator instance, as reflected in the CVSS 9.8 score for full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Aruba Networks published advisory ARUBA-PSA-2022-015, which is available at the reference URL and should be consulted for official mitigation guidance including patches or other remediation steps.
The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0506 with no material rise from its initial value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40521
Vulnerability details
Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to a complete compromise of the…
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Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator with versions 9.1.2.40051 and below, 9.0.7.40108 and below, 8.10.23.40009 and below, and any older branches of Orchestrator not specifically mentioned.
- 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.
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.
Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.
Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.