Medium severity · published Aug 6, 2018
CVE-2016-8527
Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS)
6.1
CVSS
13.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability is present in the VisualRF component of AirWave. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker who can trick a logged-in AirWave administrative user into clicking a link could obtain sensitive information, such as session cookies or passwords. The vulnerability requires that an administrative users click on the malicious link while currently logged into AirWave in the same browser.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.2% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Aruba AirWave · Hewlett Packard Enterprise
all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 · source: vendor
AI
Airwave · HP
before 8.2.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8527
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8527
Vendor Advisory
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txt
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/
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