CVE-2016-9251 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP
An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges via a crafted iControl REST connection in F5 BIG-IP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9251?
CVE-2016-9251 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 9 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, an authenticated attacker may be able to cause an escalation of privileges through a crafted iControl REST connection.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9251?
It affects 10 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 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- 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-mv3p-pp74-f2c4.