Information disclosure in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2016-6249
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_analytics — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system — versions 12.0.0
- F5 Big-ip_global_traffic_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_link_controller — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_local_traffic_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- f5sirt@f5.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6249?
- CVE-2016-6249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6249?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.