CVE-2024-42507
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCommand injection vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's Access Point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCommand injection vulnerabilities in Aruba's Access Point CLI service (PAPI protocol on UDP port 8211) allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as privileged users by sending specially crafted packets.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Aruba device typeDetermine if the device is an Aruba access point or controller by checking the device model, hostname, or management interface for Aruba brandingAffected if Device is an Aruba access point or controller
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Check firmware versionAccess the device CLI or web interface and retrieve the firmware/OS version. Common command: 'show version' in CLI or check About/System info in web UIAffected if Firmware version is unpatched and falls within the vulnerable version range for CVE-2024-42507 (compare against vendor-advisory version list)
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Verify UDP port 8211 accessibilityFrom an external host, test connectivity to UDP port 8211 on the device: 'nc -zuv <device_ip> 8211' or 'nmap -sU -p 8211 <device_ip>'Affected if UDP port 8211 (PAPI service) is open and reachable from untrusted networks
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Confirm PAPI service is runningOn the device CLI, check if the PAPI service is active: 'show process | include PAPI' or 'show services'Affected if PAPI service is running and listening on UDP port 8211
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Review network exposure of management interfaceCheck device network configuration to confirm whether the management interface (or VLAN) hosting PAPI is exposed to untrusted networksAffected if Management interface with PAPI is accessible from outside the trusted network segment
Device is affected if it is an Aruba AP or controller with an unpatched firmware version, running the PAPI service on UDP port 8211, and that port is network-accessible from untrusted locations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches immediately; as an interim measure, restrict or block external access to UDP port 8211 to prevent unauthenticated exploitation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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