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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-25164
CVE-2021-25164:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A remote XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform versions prior to 8.2.12.1. The vulnerability was assigned identifier CVE-2021-25164 and was disclosed in April 2021 (NVD, CERT-FR).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an XML external entity (XXE) issue affecting the Aruba AirWave Management Platform. This type of vulnerability typically occurs when XML input containing a reference to an external entity is processed by a weakly configured XML parser (CERT-FR).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, denial of service conditions, and server-side request forgery. These impacts could compromise the security and availability of the affected AirWave Management Platform (CERT-FR).
Mitigation and workarounds
Aruba has released version 8.2.12.1 of the AirWave Management Platform to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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