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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-8527 · published 6 August 2018

CVE-2016-8527: Hp airwave cross-site scripting vulnerability

Hp · Airwave

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.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-8527), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.