F5 Networks BIG-IP : pl_tree.php XSS vulnerability (SOL15939)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80309

Synopsis

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

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tree view (pl_tree.php) feature in Application Security Manager (ASM) in F5 BIG-IP 11.3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by accessing a crafted URL during automatic policy generation.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL15939.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15939

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80309

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15939.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/2/2015

Updated: 1/4/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9342