CVE-2016-8526

HIGH

Aruba Airwave <8.2.3.1 - XXE

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by SEC Consult · textwebappsxml
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1261
EPSS Percentile 93.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-611
Status published

Affected Products (1)

hp/airwave < 8.2.3.1

Timeline

Published Aug 06, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026