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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP TMUI XSS vulnerability (K57214921)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 139827

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Synopsis

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

Description

An undisclosed Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), orConfiguration utility, page contains a vulnerability which allows a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack when BIG-IP systems are setup in a device trust.

Impact

On a BIG-IP systemin a high availability (HA) configuration, users with Resource Administrator or Administrator roles may be able store an XSS attack, which could result in command execution by the logged in user.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K57214921.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K57214921

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 139827

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL57214921.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 8/26/2020

Updated: 11/2/2023

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-2020-5915

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:/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_domain_name_system, 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:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, 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: 8/25/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5915

IAVA: 2020-A-0395-S