CVE-2023-25589 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-25589

Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to create arbitrary users on the platform. A successful exploit allows an attacker to achieve total cluster compromise.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Daniel Jensen (@dozernz)

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Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Affected Software

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
6.11.1 and below, 6.10.8 and below, 6.9.13 and below

Timeline

Official Publish: March 14th, 2023
Last Modified: February 27th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.