XSS in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2016-9257
In F5 BIG-IP APM 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, non-authenticated users may be able to inject JavaScript into a request that will then be rendered and executed in the context of the Administrative user when the Administrative user is viewing the Access System Logs, allowing the non-authenticated user to carry out a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack against the Administrative user.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager — versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-Ip Apm — versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K43523962 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038416 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9257?
- CVE-2016-9257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9257?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.