F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 Application Security Manager report_type cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Application Security Manager. The manipulation of the argument report_type leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0539. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Application Security Manager. The manipulation of the argument report_type 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 dms/policy/rep_request.php in F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) 9.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the report_type parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2008. The weakness was presented 02/01/2008 by nnposter (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0539 since 02/01/2008. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78221 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : The BIG-IP ASM web management interface XSS vulnerability (SOL8406)), 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 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39979), Exploit-DB (31065), Tenable (78221), SecurityFocus (BID 27462†) and OSVDB (40692†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 78221
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : The BIG-IP ASM web management interface XSS vulnerability (SOL8406)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: nnposter
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40793
X-Force: 39979
SecurityFocus: 27462 - F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager 'report_type' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 28655
OSVDB: 40692 - F5 BIG-IP Web Management ASM rep_request.php cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1019276
Vulnerability Center: 17651 - F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) Allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0301

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/22/2025 21:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/05/2019 16:21 (11), 06/22/2025 21:43 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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