What is CVE-2017-5827?

CVE-2017-5827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-5827?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager

CVE-2017-5827

A reflected cross site scripting vulnerability in HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.6.x was found.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager — versions 6.6.x
HP Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)
www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/HPESBHF03730.txt (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98722 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5827?: CVE-2017-5827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-5827?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.