CVE-2021-29137
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA remote URL redirection 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn open redirect vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Management Platform allows remote attackers to craft malicious URLs that redirect victims to attacker-controlled websites. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 8.2.12.1 and can be exploited by manipulating URL parameters to bypass validation checks.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 8.2.12.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed AirWave versionLog into the AirWave management console and navigate to Home > AirWave Summary, or run 'rpm -q airwave' or check the /opt/airwave/VERSION file if you have CLI accessAffected if The displayed version is lower than 8.2.12.1 (e.g., 8.2.11.0, 8.2.10.x, etc.)
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Verify web management interface is exposedCheck if the AirWave web interface (typically port 443 or 8080) is accessible from network by attempting to reach https://<airwave-ip>/Affected if The web interface is accessible from untrusted networks, allowing potential attackers to send crafted redirect URLs to users
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Check for suspicious redirect behaviorReview web server access logs (typically in /opt/airwave/var/log/) for URLs containing multiple 'url=', 'redirect=', or 'next=' parameters pointing to external domainsAffected if Logs show requests with external domains in redirect parameters, indicating possible exploitation attempts or successful redirects
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Audit user session logs for unauthorized redirectsExamine /opt/airwave/var/logs/ for entries containing HTTP 302/301 responses with 'Location:' headers pointing to non-local domainsAffected if Session logs contain redirect entries to unknown external domains that were not configured by administrators
You are affected if your installed AirWave version is lower than 8.2.12.1 and the web management interface is network-accessible to potential attackers who could send malicious redirect URLs to users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data8.2.12.1
Upgrade Aruba AirWave Management Platform to version 8.2.12.1 or later to apply the published patches addressing this vulnerability.
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