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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM redirect vulnerability (K87141725)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 100007

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

Insufficient boundary checks on the request URL may cause the tmm process to assert when the user is redirected back to the original request URL following successful authentication to the BIG-IP APM system. (CVE-2017-0302)

Impact

An authenticated user with an established access session to the BIG-IP APM system may be able to cause a traffic disruption if the length of the requested URLis less than 16 characters.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K87141725.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K87141725

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 100007

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL87141725.nasl

Version: 3.10

Type: local

Published: 5/8/2017

Updated: 3/9/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0302