What is CVE-2016-8526?

CVE-2016-8526 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Airwave, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-8526?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XXE in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Airwave

CVE-2016-8526

Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entities (XXE). XXEs are a way to permit XML parsers to access storage that exist on external systems. If an unprivileged user is permitted to co…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.098 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Airwave — versions all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1
Hp Airwave

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

security-alert@hpe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-alert@hpe.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8526?: CVE-2016-8526 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Airwave, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-8526?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.