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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K46401178)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 122767

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Synopsis

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

Description

Improper escaping of values in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utilitymay result in an improper handling on the JSON response when it is injected by a malicious script through a remotecross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2019-6599)

Impact

BIG-IP andEnterprise Manager

This vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious script, causing the content of the affected pages to become inaccessible or corrupt for the BIG-IP APM and Enterprise Manager Configuration utilities.

BIG-IQ, F5 iWorkflow, and Traffix SDC

There is no impact for these F5 products; they are not affected by this vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K46401178.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K46401178

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 122767

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL46401178.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 3/12/2019

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6599

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6599