CVE-2019-6595 Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP (APM)

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the F5 BIG-IP APM Admin Web UI, potentially compromising administrator sessions and access.

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

What is CVE-2019-6595?

CVE-2019-6595 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 26 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 11.5.x and 11.6.x Admin Web UI.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6595?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6595 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-2019-6595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-397r-999p-xpcm.

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