CVE-2013-0150: f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-0150 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager. EPSS estimates a 6.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-08-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified signed Java applet in the client-side components in F5 BIG-IP APM 10.1.0 through 10.2.4 and 11.0.0 through 11.3.0, FirePass 6.0.0 through 6.1.0 and 7.0.0, and other products "when APM is provisioned," allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.