F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 Web Management Interface cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web management interface in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the name of a node object, or the (2) sysContact or (3) sysLocation SNMP configuration field, aka "Audit Log XSS." NOTE: these issues might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.

The weakness was presented 03/25/2008 by nnposter (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1503 since 03/25/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (41440).

Productinfo

Type

Firewall Software

Vendor

Name

BIG-IP

Version

9.4.3

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/22/2008 🔍
03/24/2008 +2 days 🔍
03/25/2008 +1 days 🔍
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12/03/2008 +253 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2294 days 🔍
08/21/2019 +1619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: nnposter
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1503 (🔍)
X-Force: 41440
Vulnerability Center: 20117 - F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 Web Management Interface Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via HTTP GET Request, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28416 - F5 Big-IP Web Management Audit Log HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 43884 - F5 BIG-IP Web Management Interface sysLocation SNMP Configuration Field XSS

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/21/2019 11:51
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (58), 08/21/2019 11:51 (2)
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