CVE-2024-31156 BIG-IP Configuration utility XSS vulnerability

High 8.0 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a logged-in user via a stored XSS vulnerability in the BIG-IP Configuration utility.

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-2024-31156?

CVE-2024-31156 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 8 May 2024. 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 exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to run JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31156?

It affects 21 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31156 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-2024-31156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2xgc-j2vj-q7gf.

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