CVE-2012-2975 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script into the F5 ASM traffic overview page, requiring victim interaction to execute.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2975?

CVE-2012-2975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the traffic overview page on the F5 ASM appliance 10.0.0 through 11.2.0 HF2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted requests that are later listed on a summary page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Application Security Manager Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2012-2975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g6vv-436m-7g7c.

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