Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-25163

High

Published: 29 April 2021

Published
29 April 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0091 76.3th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-25163 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Arubanetworks Airwave. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 23.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A remote XML external entity vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Aruba has released patches for AirWave Management Platform that address this security vulnerability.

CWE(s)
CWE-611

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

arubanetworks
airwave
≤ 8.2.12.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-611

Penetration testing includes XML external entity payloads, detecting XXE vulnerabilities and enabling their mitigation.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-611

Identifies XML external entity processing via monitoring of unusual file/network access or resource usage.

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