Medium severity · published Jun 9, 2017
CVE-2016-7469
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Configuration utility device name change page in BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link…
5.4
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Configuration utility device name change page in BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM, WebAccelerator, WOM and WebSafe version 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.4.0 - 11.6.1, and 11.2.1 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +8 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +8 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +8 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; +7 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +8 more · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
11.2.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +4 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +8 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +8 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; +7 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Protocol Security Module · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7469
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7469
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95320
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037559
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037560
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K97285349
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