CVE-2023-43508

Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 24, 2023 at 06:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:25 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsClearpass Policy ManagerAruba ClearPass Policy Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager allow an attacker with read-only privileges to perform actions that change the state of the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allow an attacker to complete state-changing actions in the web-based management interface that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 6.10.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.9.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 3v ≤ 5ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.4 and below ≤ v ≤ <=6.11.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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