XML External Entity injection in AirWave Management Platform - CVE-2021-26969
Published: February 24, 2021 / Updated: June 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50920
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26969
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in the web-based management interface. A remote administrator can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system, leading to denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
AirWave Management Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2021-26969
Install updates from vendor's website.
AirWave Management Platform - update to 8.2.12.0