CVE-2024-41914 Overview
CVE-2024-41914 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator. An authenticated remote attacker can inject persistent script content that executes in the browser of an administrative user who later views the affected interface. Successful exploitation runs arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's session context, enabling session theft, privileged action abuse, and potential pivot into SD-WAN configuration. The flaw is tracked under CWE-79 and affects multiple versions of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator.
Critical Impact
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary script in an administrator's browser, allowing hijack of orchestrator sessions that manage SD-WAN fabric configuration across the enterprise.
Affected Products
- HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator (self-hosted)
- HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator-as-a-Service
- HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator-SP
Discovery Timeline
- 2024-07-24 - CVE-2024-41914 published to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- 2024-11-21 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2024-41914
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability is a stored XSS issue [CWE-79] in the web-based management interface of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator. The interface accepts attacker-supplied input that is later rendered in administrative views without sufficient output encoding or input sanitization. Because the payload is stored server-side, the script runs every time a privileged user loads the affected page. Exploitation requires the attacker to first authenticate to the orchestrator, but no elevated role is required to seed the payload. The impact extends beyond a single browser session because the orchestrator manages SD-WAN policy and connectivity for downstream appliances.
Root Cause
The root cause is improper neutralization of input during web page generation. User-controlled fields rendered in the orchestrator's management interface lack contextual HTML, attribute, or JavaScript encoding. Stored data is reflected back into the Document Object Model (DOM) as executable markup, allowing JavaScript payloads to persist and run with the privileges of the viewing user.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is network-based and requires low-privilege authentication plus user interaction from the victim. An attacker submits a crafted payload through an input field in the orchestrator that stores user-supplied content. When an administrator subsequently navigates to the page that renders this content, the payload executes in the administrator's browser within the orchestrator's origin. The attacker can then issue authenticated API calls on behalf of the administrator, exfiltrate session tokens, alter SD-WAN policy, or stage further attacks against managed edges. No exploit code is publicly available, and the issue is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No verified public proof-of-concept code is available. Refer to the HPE Security Advisory for vendor-supplied technical details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2024-41914
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected <script> tags, onerror, onload, or javascript: strings stored in orchestrator configuration fields, labels, descriptions, or comments.
- Administrative sessions issuing API calls from unusual user-agent strings or at times inconsistent with normal admin activity.
- Outbound HTTP requests from administrator workstations to attacker-controlled hosts shortly after loading the orchestrator UI.
Detection Strategies
- Review orchestrator audit logs for low-privileged accounts modifying objects that are later rendered in administrative views.
- Search stored configuration data and database fields for HTML and JavaScript syntax that should not appear in legitimate text inputs.
- Inspect browser content security policy (CSP) violation reports, if enabled, for blocked inline-script attempts on orchestrator pages.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward orchestrator access and audit logs to a centralized SIEM and alert on configuration edits followed by administrator page views.
- Monitor for new or unexpected administrative account creation, role changes, or API token generation following UI interactions.
- Track egress from administrator endpoints to non-corporate domains during active orchestrator sessions.
How to Mitigate CVE-2024-41914
Immediate Actions Required
- Upgrade EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator to a fixed version as listed in the HPE Aruba Networking advisory.
- Restrict orchestrator management interface access to trusted administrative networks and jump hosts only.
- Rotate administrator credentials and API tokens if there is any suspicion that the interface was exposed to untrusted users.
- Audit all user-editable fields in the orchestrator for embedded HTML or script content and remove suspicious entries.
Patch Information
HPE has released fixed builds of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator addressing CVE-2024-41914. Consult the vendor advisory hpesbnw04672en_us for the specific fixed versions corresponding to your deployment branch and apply the upgrade through the standard orchestrator update workflow.
Workarounds
- Limit orchestrator login to a minimal set of trusted operators while patches are scheduled, reducing the pool of accounts that could plant a payload.
- Enforce role-based access control so non-administrative users cannot modify fields rendered in shared administrative views.
- Require administrators to access the orchestrator from hardened, dedicated workstations with up-to-date browsers and isolated browsing profiles.
# Configuration example: restrict orchestrator management access at the network edge
# Replace 10.0.0.0/24 with your admin jump-host subnet
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -s 10.0.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j DROP
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