SQL injection in BIG-IP AFM - CVE-2017-0304
Published: December 21, 2017 / Updated: December 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9706
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0304
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP AFM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP AFM management UI due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0304
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 12.1.3, 13.1.0, 13.0.0 HF1