#VU50920 XML External Entity injection in AirWave Management Platform - CVE-2021-26969

 

#VU50920 XML External Entity injection in AirWave Management Platform - CVE-2021-26969

Published: February 24, 2021 / Updated: June 1, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50920
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26969
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AirWave Management Platform
Software vendor:
Aruba Networks

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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