F5 Networks BIG-IP : XSS vulnerability in BIG-IP ASM Web Scraping feature (SOL12953)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78128

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote BIG-IP device is missing a patch required by a security advisory.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL12953.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12953

https://www.cirosec.de/english/company/about-us.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78128

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL12953.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 10/10/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2011

Reference Information

BID: 48579