CVE-2016-7469

Published: Jun 9, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79

5.4MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Configuration utility device name change page in BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM, WebAccelerator, WOM and WebSafe version 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.4.0 - 11.6.1, and 11.2.1 allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. Exploitation requires Resource Administrator or Administrator privileges, and it could cause the Configuration utility client to become unstable.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

commercial·US

big-ip local traffic managerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

big-ip application acceleration managerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

big-ip advanced firewall managerOn-premSecurity Product

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

big-ip analyticsOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / network-management

big-ip access policy managerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

big-ip application security managerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

big-ip domain name systemOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

big-ip edge gatewayOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway

F5 Networks, Inc.

commercial·USaka f5

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM,WebAccelerator,WOM,WebSafeOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K97285349

support.f5.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037559

securitytracker.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95320

securityfocus.com

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