PT-2017-10027 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip Apm

Published 2017-05-09 · Updated 2017-07-08 · CVE-2016-9257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP APM versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.2

Description The issue allows non-authenticated users to inject JavaScript into a request, which is then rendered and executed in the context of the Administrative user when viewing the Access System Logs. This enables the non-authenticated user to carry out a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack against the Administrative user.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP APM versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, consider restricting access to the Access System Logs feature until a fix is available, to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9257

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip Apm

References · 4

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43523962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9257 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9257 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038416 · Note