F5 WebSafe Alert Server up to 3.9.x Dashboard cross site scripting

A vulnerability has been found in F5 WebSafe Alert Server up to 3.9.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was disclosed 07/01/2019. The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5235 since 06/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/02/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry 137138 is pretty similar.

Vendor

• F5

Name

• WebSafe Alert Server

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting (CWE-80)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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06/01/2016 CVE assigned
07/01/2019 +1125 days Advisory disclosed
07/02/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: f5.com

Advisory: support.f5.com

CVE: CVE-2016-5235 (🔒)
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Created: 07/02/2019 07:02 AM
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