Cross-site scripting in Aruba Instant - CVE-2021-25161
Published: May 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53258
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25161
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
Aruba Instant
SCALANCE W1750D
SCALANCE W1750D
How to mitigate CVE-2021-25161
Install updates from vendor's website.
Aruba Instant - addressed in versions 4.2.4.18, 6.5.4.19, 8.3.0.15, 8.5.0.12, 8.6.0.8, 8.7.1.2