F5 Networks BIG-IP : The BIG-IP system may fail to block HTTP Request Smuggling attacks (K000132430)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197185

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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 15.1.9 / 16.1.4 / 17.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K000132430 advisory.

The BIG-IP system may fail to block non-RFC-compliant HTTP requests to the pool member, which may lead to an HTTP Request Smuggling attack.This issue occurs when all of the following conditions are met:A virtual server is associated with an HTTP profile.The BIG-IP system receives a specially crafted HTTP/1.1 request.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the F5 Networks BIG-IP security advisory.

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 K000132430.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197185

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL000132430.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 5/16/2024

Updated: 5/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager

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: 5/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2024

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