CVE-2016-9251

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP <12.1.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41107914
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038414

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 64.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (41)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.0.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.1
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.0.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.1
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.0.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.1.0
... and 31 more
Published May 09, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026