CVE-2016-8526

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
HP
Status
Aruba Airwave
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2018

Summary

Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entities (XXE). XXEs are a way to permit XML parsers to access storage that exist on external systems. If an unprivileged user is permitted to control the contents of XML files, XXE can be used as an attack vector. Because the XML parser has access to the local filesystem and runs with the permissions of the web server, it can access any file that is readable by the web server and copy it to an external system of the attacker's choosing. This could include files that contain passwords, which could then lead to privilege escalation.

Affected Version(s)

Aruba AirWave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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