CVE-2024-4578— Privilege escalation in Arista Wireless Access Points
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Affected
Arista Networks Arista Wireless Access Points
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Arista Wireless Access Points是Arista公司的一款三射频 802.11ax 接入点。 Arista Wireless Access Points存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于任何能够通过 SSH 且以配置用户身份对受影响 AP 进行身份验证的实体都能够通过生成 bash shell 来提升权限。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI
T1548 · Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2024-4578
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege escalation in Arista Wireless Access Points
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
This Advisory describes an issue that impacts Arista Wireless Access Points. Any entity with the ability to authenticate via SSH to an affected AP as the “config” user is able to cause a privilege escalation via spawning a bash shell. The SSH CLI session does not require high permissions to exploit this vulnerability, but the config password is required to establish the session. The spawned shell is able to obtain root privileges.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
在命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(命令注入)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Arista Wireless Access Points 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Arista Wireless Access Points是Arista公司的一款三射频 802.11ax 接入点。 Arista Wireless Access Points存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于任何能够通过 SSH 且以配置用户身份对受影响 AP 进行身份验证的实体都能够通过生成 bash shell 来提升权限。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | Arista Wireless Access Points | 13.0.2.x ~ 13.0.2-28-vv1002 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-4578 (1)
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