F5 BIG-IP up to 12.0.0 Configuration Utility information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in F5 BIG-IP up to 12.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Configuration Utility. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-1497. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 12.0.0 (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Configuration Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.0.x, 11.1.x, 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16, 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 1.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF1 allows remote administrators to read Access Policy Manager (APM) access logs via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 08/26/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1497 since 01/06/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for 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 92847 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM access logs vulnerability (K31925518)), 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 to version 11.2.1 HF16, 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.1 or 12.0.0 HF1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92847) and SecurityFocus (BID 92671†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 92847
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM access logs vulnerability (K31925518)
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OpenVAS ID: 55542
OpenVAS Name: F5 BIG-IP - SOL31925518 - BIG-IP APM access logs vulnerability CVE-2016-1497
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 11.2.1 HF16/11.4.1 HF10/11.5.4 HF2/11.6.1/12.0.0 HF1

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01/06/2016 🔍
08/10/2016 +217 days 🔍
08/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/26/2016 +15 days 🔍
08/26/2016 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/29/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2207 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K31925518⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90955
SecurityFocus: 92671 - Multiple F5 BIG-IP Products CVE-2016-1497 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036631

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2016 09:17
Updated: 09/14/2022 11:03
Changes: 08/27/2016 09:17 (62), 04/04/2019 09:47 (14), 09/14/2022 10:57 (3), 09/14/2022 11:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:3CE:103

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