Airwave
CVE-2021-25163
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A02:2025 - Security Misconfiguration
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration XML external entity prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A remote XML external entity vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. A remote XML external entity vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Aruba has released patches for AirWave Management Platform that address this security vulnerability. Affected products include: Arubanetworks Airwave. Version information: prior to 8.2.12.1..
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A remote XML external entity vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Aruba has released patches for AirWave Management Platform that address this security vulnerability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
XML External Entity (XXE) attacks exploit XML parsers that process Document Type Definitions (DTDs) without proper restrictions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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A remote unauthenticated cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Plat
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