A remote cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba Operating System Software version(s): 6.x.x.x: all versions
A remote cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba Operating System Software version(s): 6.x.x.x: all versions, 8.x.x.x: all versions prior to 8.8.0.0. Aruba has released patches for ArubaOS that address this security vulnerability.
- Published
- Sep 7, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 30th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-352
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Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| arubanetworks | arubaos | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos |
| siemens | scalance w1750d firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_w1750d_firmware |
| siemens | scalance w1750d | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_w1750d |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- arubanetworks arubaos6.1.3.7 and later · up to 6.5.4.20 inclusive
- arubanetworks arubaos8.0.0.0 and later · before 8.8.0.0
- siemens scalance w1750d firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hpe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Aruba Operating System Software
- 6.x.x.x: all versions, 8.x.x.x: all versions prior to 8.8.0.0affected
Same product
arubanetworks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-24633There are multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending especially crafted pa41Plan
- CVE-2018-7081A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS.41Plan
- CVE-2023-45616There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying AirWave client service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution b40Plan
- CVE-2023-45615There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending 40Plan
- CVE-2023-45614There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending 40Plan
- CVE-2023-35982Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-21-0838 · Oct 15, 2021(Siemens Güvenlik Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
State-changing requests rely on the session cookie the browser sends automatically; nothing verifies that the request came from the user’s own page.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-352 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true } }));app.post("/account/address", updateAddress);Fixed
app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true, sameSite: "lax" } }));app.post("/account/address", csrfProtection, updateAddress);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-280624.pdf
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-016.txt
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.