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).
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 13.16% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- hp/airwave
- Source
- security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS 13.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.