# CVE-2021-26960: Cross-site request forgery in Aruba AirWave Management Platform

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can perform CSRF attacks to execute arbitrary actions with the privileges of a targeted user in Aruba AirWave.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xprr-fxcx-qr72

## What is CVE-2021-26960?

CVE-2021-26960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Management Platform, published on 5 Mar 2021. 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

A remote unauthenticated cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s): Prior to 8.2.12.0. A vulnerability in the AirWave web-based management interface could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a CSRF attack against a vulnerable system. A successful exploit would consist of an attacker persuading an authorized user to follow a malicious link, resulting in arbitrary actions being carried out with the privilege level of the targeted user.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26960?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Airwave.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-26960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-26960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aruba AirWave Management Platform

- [CVE-2016-2031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2031/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8368/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-25166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25166/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25167/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25151/): Deserialization in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-26960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-26960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Management Platform, published on 5 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aruba AirWave Management Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.