Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP APM (CVE-2017-0302)
Summary
Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP APM (CVE-2017-0302). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In F5 BIG-IP APM 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 and 13.0.0, an authenticated user with an established access session to the BIG-IP APM system may be able to cause a traffic disruption if the length of the requested URL is less than 16 characters.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-0302 has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "F5 BIG-IP APM CVE-2017-0302" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-0302 (F5 BIG-IP APM) — CWE-118 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-118) exists in F5 BIG-IP APM.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of F5 BIG-IP APM.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで F5 BIG-IP APM を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch support.f5.com
- web securitytracker.com