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F5 Networks BIG-IP : XSS vulnerability in the BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager Configuration utilities (K97285349)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 96288

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Synopsis

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

Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BIG-IP Configuration utility device name change page allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. Exploitation requires Resource Administrator or Administrator privileges, and it could cause the Configuration utility client to become unstable. (CVE-2016-7469)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K97285349.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K97285349

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 96288

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL97285349.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Published: 1/5/2017

Updated: 1/4/2019

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

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7469