VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9251

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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.51%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.51% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip websafe
Source: f5sirt@f5.com

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038414
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41107914Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038414
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41107914Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.