CVE-2016-5700

critical F5
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
5.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 10% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: October 3, 2016 (3509 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: F5
Source: NVD

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CWE

CWE-284

Affected Products

f5 big-ip policy enforcement managerf5 big-ip local traffic managerf5 big-ip websafef5 big-ip link controllerf5 big-ip application acceleration managerf5 big-ip access policy managerf5 big-ip advanced firewall managerf5 big-ip application security manager

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 support.f5.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com