CVE-2012-2997

F5 Networks BIG-IP - XML External Entity Injection

Severity Score

4.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in sam/admin/vpe2/public/php/server.php in F5 BIG-IP 10.0.0 through 10.2.4 and 11.0.0 through 11.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML file.

Vulnerabilidad de entidad XML externa en sam/admin/vpe2/public/php/server.php en F5 BIG-IP 10.0.0 hasta la versión 10.2.4 y 11.0.0 hasta la versión 11.2.1 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados leer archivos arbitrarios a través de un archivo XML manipulado.

F5 BIG-IP versions 11.2.0 and below suffer from an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-05-30 CVE Reserved
2013-01-21 First Exploit
2013-01-22 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-10-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/89447	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57496	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81426	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38233	2013-01-21
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0093.html	2024-08-06
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130122-0_F5_BIG-IP_XML_External_Entity_Injection_v10.txt	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/100/sol14138.html	2017-08-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Configuration Utility Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility"				10.0.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility" and version "10.0.0"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Configuration Utility Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility"				10.2.4 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility" and version "10.2.4"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Configuration Utility Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility"				11.0.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility" and version "11.0.0"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Configuration Utility Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility"				11.2.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Configuration Utility" and version "11.2.1"		-		Affected