CVE-2008-7023 (GCVE-0-2008-7023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-21 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:49
VLAI
Summary
Aruba Mobility Controller running ArubaOS 3.3.1.16, and possibly other versions, installs the same default X.509 certificate for all installations, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's security documentation.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496604/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://osvdb.org/51731 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31336 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496622/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2008-09-23 00:00
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