F5 Networks BIG-IP : XSS vulnerability (SOL13838)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78138

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Synopsis

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

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the BIG-IP ASM traffic overview page. Malicious request URLs may be exposed in the Configuration utility without proper sanitization.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL13838.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78138

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL13838.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 10/10/2014

Updated: 3/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_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: 9/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2975

BID: 55486

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