CVE-2016-7469 Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM,WebAccelerator,WOM,WebSafe
Authenticated administrators can inject scripts into the BIG-IP configuration utility, potentially causing client instability or executing arbitrary code.
- 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-2016-7469?
CVE-2016-7469 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 9 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7469?
It affects 16 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 Domain Name System and 10 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7469?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7469 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-2016-7469 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7469 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3wv-r8m8-mxcg.