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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM XSS vulnerability (K000156596)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 270597
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 15.1.10.8 / 16.1.6.1 / 17.1.3 / 17.5.1.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K000156596 advisory.A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of BIG-IP APM that allows an attacker to run JavaScript in the context of the targeted logged-out user. (CVE-2025-61933).
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the F5 Networks BIG-IP security advisory.
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 K000156596.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 270597
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL000156596.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 10/15/2025
Updated: 10/15/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61933
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
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Threat Score: 1.2
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_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: 10/15/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-61933