Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2021 · Assigned by hpe

CVE-2021-26969

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Aruba AirWave Management Platform. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A remote authenticated authenticated xml external entity (xxe) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s): Prior to 8.2.12.0. Due to improper restrictions on XML entities a vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of AirWave. A successful exploit could allow an authenticated attacker to retrieve files from the local system or cause the application to consume system resources, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Aruba AirWave Management Platform	Prior to 8.2.12.0

References

https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-005.txt x_refsource_MISC