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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM portal access reflected XSS vulnerability (K24415506)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136134

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 14.1.2.4 / 15.0.1.3 / 15.1.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K24415506 advisory.

 - On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, in BIG-IP APM portal access, a specially crafted HTTP request can lead to reflected XSS after the BIG-IP APM system rewrites the HTTP response from the untrusted backend server and sends it to the client. (CVE-2020-5889)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K24415506.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K24415506

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136134

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL24415506.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 4/30/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5889

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5889