CVE-2016-5700 - Improper Access Control

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

F5

First reported 8 years ago

2016-10-03 16:09:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-11-28 20:28:00

Affected Software

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 Networks BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 Big-IP WebSafe 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 BIG-IP WebSafe 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 Big-IP WebSafe 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP WebSafe 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Link Controller 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Link Controller 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Link Controller 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Big-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 Big-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Access Policy Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (APM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Security Manager 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Application Security Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Security Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) 12.1.0

12.1.0

References

93325

1036928

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html

Vendor Advisory

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