F5 BIG-IP APM up to 12.1.3.7/13.1.1.3/14.0.0.4 Resource Information Page Reflected cross site scripting

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 12.1.3.7/13.1.1.3/14.0.0.4. This affects an unknown part of the component Resource Information Page. The manipulation results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-6591. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 12.1.3.7/13.1.1.3/14.0.0.4 (Firewall Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Resource Information Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

On BIG-IP APM 14.0.0 to 14.0.0.4, 13.0.0 to 13.1.1.3 and 12.1.0 to 12.1.3.7, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the resource information page for authenticated users when a full webtop is configured on the BIG-IP APM system.

The bug was discovered 01/29/2019. The weakness was disclosed 02/05/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-6591 since 01/22/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121440 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM XSS vulnerability (K32840424)), 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (121440). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP APM

Version

• 12.1.3.0
• 12.1.3.1
• 12.1.3.2
• 12.1.3.3
• 12.1.3.4
• 12.1.3.5
• 12.1.3.6
• 12.1.3.7
• 13.1.1.0
• 13.1.1.1
• 13.1.1.2
• 13.1.1.3
• 14.0.0.0
• 14.0.0.1
• 14.0.0.2
• 14.0.0.3
• 14.0.0.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://f5.com/

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