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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP REST vulnerability (K12685114)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 97151
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 and 11.5.0 - 11.6.1 REST requests which timeout during user account authentication may log sensitive attributes such as passwords in plaintext to /var/log/restjavad.0.log. It may allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.(CVE-2016-6249)
Impact
An authenticated user may be able to gain access to privileged information by way ofthe Advanced Shell ( bash ) or qkview data.
Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K12685114.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 97151
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL12685114.nasl
Version: 3.10
Type: local
Published: 2/15/2017
Updated: 5/9/2019
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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:/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
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-6249