F5 BIG-IP iControl REST Service information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP. This affects an unknown part of the component iControl REST Service. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5021. The attack can be launched 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 (Firewall Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component iControl REST Service. 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. CVE summarizes:

The iControl REST service in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 11.5.x before 11.5.4, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP GTM 11.5.x before 11.5.4 and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0; BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0; BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0; BIG-IQ Centralized Management 4.6.0; and BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated administrators to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 06/24/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5021. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91552 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : iControl REST vulnerability (SOL99998454)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91552) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036172†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91552
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : iControl REST vulnerability (SOL99998454)
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OpenVAS ID: 863423
OpenVAS Name: F5 BIG-IP - SOL99998454 - iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2016-5021
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K99998454
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-5021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88112
SecurityTracker: 1036172 - F5 BIG-IP iControl REST API Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Administrative Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2016 11:01
Updated: 08/24/2022 14:58
Changes: 06/25/2016 11:01 (39), 05/17/2018 23:26 (20), 08/24/2022 14:53 (2), 08/24/2022 14:57 (11), 08/24/2022 14:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A21:103

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