CVE-2016-8527 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 13.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 13.16% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | airwave |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Aruba AirWave 8.2.3 - XML External Entity Injection / Cross-Site Scripting | 2017-03-01 |
References
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