CVE-2016-8527 Cross-site scripting in Aruba AirWave
Reflected XSS in Aruba AirWave allows attackers to steal session cookies or passwords from logged-in administrators via malicious links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8527?
CVE-2016-8527 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba AirWave, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8527?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Airwave.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-8527 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-8527 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba AirWave
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8488-4hwv-3vc5.