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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1448
sol15532: XSS vulnerability in echo.jsp CVE-2014-4023
26 August 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 BIG-IP products
Publisher: F5
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-4023
Original Bulletin:
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15532.html
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sol15532: XSS vulnerability in echo.jsp CVE-2014-4023
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 08/25/2014
Updated Date: 08/25/2014
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in tmui/dashboard/echo.jsp
for the BIG-IP Configuration utility and the Enterprise Manager Configuration
utility.
Impact
Some echo.jsp parameters may allow an attacker to bypass XSS protection
mechanisms using a crafted string.
Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 470796 (BIG-IP) and ID 476101
(Enterprise Manager) to this vulnerability, and has evaluated the currently
supported releases for potential vulnerability.
To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components or
features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information about
releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following
table:
Product Versions known to be vulnerable Versions known to be not vulnerable Vulnerable component or feature
BIG-IP LTM 11.0.0 - 11.5.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP AAM 11.4.0 - 11.5.1 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP AFM 11.3.0 - 11.5.1 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP
Analytics 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP APM 11.0.0 - 11.5.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP ASM 11.0.0 - 11.5.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP Edge
Gateway 11.0.0 - 11.3.0
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 None Configuration utility
BIG-IP GTM 11.0.0 - 11.5.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP Link
Controller 11.0.0 - 11.5.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP PEM 11.3.0 - 11.5.1 11.6.0 Configuration utility
BIG-IP PSM 11.0.0 - 11.4.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 None Configuration utility
BIG-IP
WebAccelerator 11.0.0 - 11.3.0
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 None Configuration utility
BIG-IP WOM 11.0.0 - 11.3.0
10.1.0 - 10.2.4 None Configuration utility
ARX None 6.0.0 - 6.4.0 None
Enterprise
Manager 3.0.0 - 3.1.1
2.1.0 - 2.3.0 None Configuration utility
FirePass None 7.0.0
6.0.0 - 6.1.0 None
BIG-IQ Cloud None 4.0.0 - 4.3.0 None
BIG-IQ Device None 4.2.0 - 4.3.0 None
BIG-IQ
Security None 4.0.0 - 4.3.0 None
Recommended Action
If the previous table lists a version in the Versions known to be not
vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to the
listed version. If the table does not list any version in the column, then no
upgrade candidate currently exists.
To mitigate this vulnerability, you can limit Configuration utility access to
a trusted management network.
Acknowledgments
F5 would like to acknowledge Stefan Viehbck of SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab
for bringing this issue to our attention, and for following the highest
standards of responsible disclosure.
Supplemental Information
SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents.
SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
SOL13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x)
SOL10025: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (10.x)
SOL9502: BIG-IP hotfix matrix
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