{"id":"CVE-2016-8527","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8527","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:41:27.096Z","title":"Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS).","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.","published":"2018-08-06T20:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:30.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["hp/airwave"],"epss":{"score":0.13164,"percentile":0.96343,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-03-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41482,"kind":"exploit","title":"Aruba AirWave 8.2.3 - XML External Entity Injection / Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/xml/webapps/41482.txt","file":"exploits/xml/webapps/41482.txt","published":"2017-03-01","added":"2017-03-01","updated":"2017-03-01","author":"SEC Consult","type":"webapps","platform":"xml","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-8527","CVE-2016-8526","ARUBA-PSA-2017-001"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170301-0_Aruba_AirWave_XXE_XSS_vulnerabilities_v10.txt"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8527","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}