Clearpass
CVE-2020-7110
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
ClearPass is vulnerable to Stored Cross Site Scripting by allowing a malicious administrator, or a compromised administrator account, to save malicious scripts within ClearPass that could be executed. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. ClearPass is vulnerable to Stored Cross Site Scripting by allowing a malicious administrator, or a compromised administrator account, to save malicious scripts within ClearPass that could be executed resulting in a privilege escalation attack. Resolution: Fixed in 6.7.13, 6.8.4, 6.9.0 and higher. Affected products include: Arubanetworks Clearpass.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
ClearPass is vulnerable to Stored Cross Site Scripting by allowing a malicious administrator, or a compromised administrator account, to save malicious scripts within ClearPass that could be executed resulting in a privilege escalation attack. Resolution: Fixed in 6.7.13, 6.8.4, 6.9.0 and higher.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Aruba Networks ClearPass before 6.3.6 and 6.4.x before 6.4.1 does not properly restrict access to unspecified administra
Aruba Networks ClearPass before 6.3.5 and 6.4.x before 6.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via u
SQL injection vulnerability in ClearPass Policy Manager 6.5.x through 6.5.6 and 6.6.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8
A remote server side request forgery (SSRF) remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy
A vulnerability exists allowing attackers, when present in the same network segment as ClearPass' management interface,
Aruba Networks ClearPass before 6.3.5 and 6.4.x before 6.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via u
The Policy Manager in Aruba Networks ClearPass before 6.3.6 and 6.4.x before 6.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before
A remote arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s) prior to
Aruba ClearPass 6.6.x prior to 6.6.9 and 6.7.x prior to 6.7.1 is vulnerable to CSRF attacks against authenticated users.
A remote XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6
Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators t
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