Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2016-9251
In F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, an authenticated attacker may be able to cause an escalation of privileges through a crafted iControl REST connection.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Big-Ip Websafe — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K41107914 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038414 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9251?
- CVE-2016-9251 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9251?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.