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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1740
sol55922302: XSS in F5 WebSafe Dashboard vulnerability CVE-2016-5236
14 July 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 WebSafe Alert Server
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5236
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/55/sol55922302.html
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sol55922302: XSS in F5 WebSafe Dashboard vulnerability CVE-2016-5236
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 07/13/2016
Vulnerability Description
Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in F5 WebSafe Dashboard allow
privileged authenticated user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML when
creating a new user, account or signature. (CVE-2016-5236)
Impact
An attacker with a privileged account may be able to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML into F5 WebSafe Dashboard.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 593281, ID 593282, and ID 593283 (F5
WebSafe Alert Server) to this vulnerability.
To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components or
features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information about
releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following
table:
Product Versions known to be vulnerable Versions known to be not vulnerable Severity Vulnerable component or feature
BIG-IP LTM None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
11.2.1
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP AAM None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
BIG-IP AFM None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
BIG-IP Analytics None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
11.2.1
BIG-IP APM None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
11.2.1
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP ASM None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
11.2.1
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP DNS None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IP Edge Gateway None 11.2.1 Not vulnerable None
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP GTM None 11.4.0 - 11.6.1 Not vulnerable None
11.2.1
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP Link Controller None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
11.2.1
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP PEM None 12.0.0 - 12.1.0 Not vulnerable None
11.4.0 - 11.6.1
BIG-IP PSM None 11.4.0 - 11.4.1 Not vulnerable None
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WebAccelerator None 11.2.1 Not vulnerable None
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WOM None 11.2.1 Not vulnerable None
10.2.1 - 10.2.4
ARX None 6.2.0 - 6.4.0 Not vulnerable None
Enterprise Manager None 3.1.1 Not vulnerable None
FirePass None 7.0.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Cloud None 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Device None 4.2.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Security None 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ ADC None 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Centralized Management None 5.0.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration None 1.0.0 Not vulnerable None
F5 iWorkflow None 2.0.0 Not vulnerable None
LineRate None 2.5.0 - 2.6.1 Not vulnerable None
F5 MobileSafe None 1.0.0 Not vulnerable None
F5 WebSafe None 1.0.0 Not vulnerable None
Traffix SDC None 5.0.0 Not vulnerable None
4.0.0 - 4.4.0
F5 WebSafe Alert Server 3.9.5 and earlier None Medium Dashboard
Vulnerability Recommended Actions
If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable
column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed
in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column. If the table lists only an
older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a
non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.
Acknowledgements
F5 would like to acknowledge Blazej Wincenciak / Krzysztof Wegrzynek of
Prevenity (vr@prevenity.com) for bringing this issue to our attention, and for
following the highest standards of responsible disclosure.
Supplemental Information
SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
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