HPE Aruba Networking AOS up to 8.10.0.15/8.12.0.3/10.4.1.6/10.7.1.0 Captive Portal cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HPE Aruba Networking AOS up to 8.10.0.15/8.12.0.3/10.4.1.6/10.7.1.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Captive Portal. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-27084. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in HPE Aruba Networking AOS up to 8.10.0.15/8.12.0.3/10.4.1.6/10.7.1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Captive Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the Captive Portal of an AOS-10 GW and AOS-8 Controller/Mobility Conductor could allow a remote attacker to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Successful exploitation could enable the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the victim's browser within the context of the affected interface.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-27084 since 02/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• HPE

Name

• Aruba Networking AOS

Version

• 8.10.0.0
• 8.10.0.1
• 8.10.0.2
• 8.10.0.3
• 8.10.0.4
• 8.10.0.5
• 8.10.0.6
• 8.10.0.7
• 8.10.0.8
• 8.10.0.9
• 8.10.0.10
• 8.10.0.11
• 8.10.0.12
• 8.10.0.13
• 8.10.0.14
• 8.10.0.15
• 8.12.0.0
• 8.12.0.1
• 8.12.0.2
• 8.12.0.3
• 10.4.1.0
• 10.4.1.1
• 10.4.1.2
• 10.4.1.3
• 10.4.1.4
• 10.4.1.5
• 10.4.1.6
• 10.7.0
• 10.7.1.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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