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F5 Networks Alert

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Warning Date

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Target Sector

22 December, 2020

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2020-2238

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F5 Networks has released an alert to address a vulnerability in the following product:

  • BIG-IP (AAM)
    • 15.1.0 - 15.1.2
    • 14.1.0 - 14.1.3
    • 13.1.0 - 13.1.3
    • 12.1.0 - 12.1.5
    • 11.6.1 - 11.6.5

* Vulnerability in Web Acceleration User Interface

Threats:

Remote Attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing arbitrary code.

Best practice and Recommendations:

F5 Networks recommends to eliminate this vulnerability to de-provisioning the BIG-IP AAM module.

Alternatively, if de-provisioning the BIG-IP AAM module is not possible, you can eliminate this vulnerability by performing the following procedure:

  • Log in to the BIG-IP command line
  • Use a text editor to add the following string to the /usr/local/www/waui/WEB-INF/struts.xml file:
    • <constant name="struts.excludedPackageNames" value="java.io.,java.nio.,org.apache.tomcat." />
  • Save the changes and exit the file
  • Restart the tomcat service by entering the following command:
    • tmsh restart sys service tomcat

For more information:

Last updated at 22 December, 2020

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