PT-2016-5658 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway+1

Published 2016-04-13 · Updated 2016-04-18 · CVE-2016-3686

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP APM versions 11.x before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway versions 11.0.0 through 11.3.0

Description The Single Sign-On (SSO) feature might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive SessionId information by leveraging access to the Location HTTP header in a redirect.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP APM versions 11.x before 11.6.0 HF6, update to version 11.6.0 HF6 or later to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway versions 11.0.0 through 11.3.0, consider disabling the SSO feature until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the Location HTTP header in redirects to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3686

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip Apm

F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3686 · Security Note
• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/82/sol82679059.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035519 · Note