F5 BIG-IP APM up to 12.1.3/13.1.1 URI Parameter information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 12.1.3/13.1.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component URI Parameter Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5544. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 12.1.3/13.1.1 (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component URI Parameter Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

When the F5 BIG-IP APM 13.0.0-13.1.1 or 12.1.0-12.1.3 renders certain pages (pages with a logon agent or a confirm box), the BIG-IP APM may disclose configuration information such as partition and agent names via URI parameters.

The bug was discovered 07/31/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/31/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5544 since 01/11/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118643 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM vulnerability (K23024812)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118643) and SecurityFocus (BID 104932†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118643
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM vulnerability (K23024812)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/11/2018 🔍
07/30/2018 +199 days 🔍
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08/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
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04/27/2023 +1637 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K23024812
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122447
SecurityFocus: 104932 - F5 BIG-IP APM CVE-2018-5544 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041398

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2018 11:05
Updated: 04/27/2023 22:58
Changes: 08/01/2018 11:05 (66), 03/12/2020 09:05 (6), 04/27/2023 22:58 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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