Aruba AirWave up to 8.2.3 Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Aruba AirWave up to 8.2.3. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-8527. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Aruba AirWave up to 8.2.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2017. The weakness was presented 03/01/2017 by P. Morimoto with SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab as SEC Consult SA-20170301 :: XXE and XSS vulnerabilities in Aruba AirWave as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Aruba. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8527 since 10/07/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by P. Morimoto and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 90 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.2.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41482) and SecurityFocus (BID 96495†). See VDB-97452 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: P. Morimoto
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AirWave 8.2.3.1

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10/07/2016 🔍
11/23/2016 +47 days 🔍
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01/18/2017 +56 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SEC Consult SA-20170301 :: XXE and XSS vulnerabilities in Aruba AirWave
Researcher: P. Morimoto
Organization: SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97453
SecurityFocus: 96495 - AirWave Management Platform Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - Aruba AirWave group_list.xml cross-site scripting

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2017 12:07
Updated: 05/31/2025 23:18
Changes: 03/02/2017 12:07 (77), 08/18/2020 16:38 (6), 05/31/2025 23:18 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:DB1:103

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