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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP ASM Configuration utility vulnerability (K55873574)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 139826

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 14.1.2.7 / 15.0.1.4 / 15.1.0.5 / 16.0.0 / 16.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K55873574 advisory.

 - In versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, BIG-IP ASM Configuration utility Stored-Cross Site Scripting. (CVE-2020-5927)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K55873574.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K55873574

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 139826

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL55873574.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 8/26/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

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

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5927

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_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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5927

IAVA: 2020-A-0395-S