Airwave
CVE-2021-26960
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A remote unauthenticated cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s): Prior to 8.2.12.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. 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. Affected products include: Arubanetworks Airwave. Version information: Prior to 8.2.12.0..
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
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.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
The web interface in Aruba Networks AirWave before 7.7.14 and 8.x before 8.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to gain
A remote unauthorized access vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.1
A remote unauthorized access vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.1
A remote insecure deserialization vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to
A remote unauthenticated cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Plat
Vulnerabilities in the AirWave Management Platform web-based management interface exist which expose some URLs to a lack
Vulnerabilities in the AirWave Management Platform web-based management interface exist which expose some URLs to a lack
Vulnerabilities in the AirWave Management Platform web-based management interface exist which expose some URLs to a lack
A remote XML external entity vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.1
A remote XML external entity vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.1
A remote SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. R
A remote authentication restriction bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s)
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