CVE-2014-3959 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility via list.jsp, potentially compromising administrative sessions.

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-2014-3959?

CVE-2014-3959 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 3 Jun 2014. 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 list.jsp in the Configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, GTM, and Link Controller 11.2.1 through 11.5.1, AAM 11.4.0 through 11.5.1 PEM 11.3.0 through 11.5.1, PSM 11.2.1 through 11.4.1, WebAccelerator and WOM 11.2.1 through 11.3.0, and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3959?

It affects 14 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3959 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-2014-3959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mc89-36j8-f6g6.

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