Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-5736 - Improper Access Control vulnerability in F5 products

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
f5
CWE-284
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-08-19
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

The default configuration of the IPsec IKE peer listener in F5 BIG-IP LTM, Analytics, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 11.2.1 before HF16, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF2; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF2; BIG-IP DNS 12.x before 12.0.0 HF2; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.2.1 before HF16; BIG-IP GTM 11.2.1 before HF16, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; and BIG-IP PSM 11.4.0 through 11.4.1 improperly enables the anonymous IPsec IKE peer configuration object, which allows remote attackers to establish an IKE Phase 1 negotiation and possibly conduct brute-force attacks against Phase 2 negotiations via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
F5
94

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.

Nessus

NASL familyF5 Networks Local Security Checks
NASL idF5_BIGIP_SOL10133477.NASL
descriptionThe anonymous IPsec IKE peer configuration object is present and enabled in the default configuration. The settings of the anonymous IPsec IKE peer object allow an arbitrary peer to establish IKE phase 1 without certificate validation or a pre-shared key which may expose phase 2 negotiations to a brute-force attack.(CVE-2016-5736)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id92845
published2016-08-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92845
titleF5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP IPsec IKE peer listener vulnerability (K10133477)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from F5 Networks BIG-IP Solution K10133477.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) F5 Networks.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(92845);
  script_version("2.10");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/01/04 10:03:40");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5736");

  script_name(english:"F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP IPsec IKE peer listener vulnerability (K10133477)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the BIG-IP version.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The anonymous IPsec IKE peer configuration object is present and
enabled in the default configuration. The settings of the anonymous
IPsec IKE peer object allow an arbitrary peer to establish IKE phase 1
without certificate validation or a pre-shared key which may expose
phase 2 negotiations to a brute-force attack.(CVE-2016-5736)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10133477"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5
Solution K10133477."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/11");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"F5 Networks Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("f5_bigip_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix", "Host/BIG-IP/modules", "Host/BIG-IP/version", "Settings/ParanoidReport");

  exit(0);
}


include("f5_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
version = get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/version");
if ( ! version ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "F5 Networks BIG-IP");
if ( isnull(get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/hotfix")) ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/modules") ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, "Host/BIG-IP/modules");

sol = "K10133477";
vmatrix = make_array();

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

# AFM
vmatrix["AFM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AFM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1");
vmatrix["AFM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2");

# AM
vmatrix["AM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1");
vmatrix["AM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2");

# APM
vmatrix["APM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["APM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1","11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["APM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2","11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");

# ASM
vmatrix["ASM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["ASM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1","11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["ASM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2","11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");

# AVR
vmatrix["AVR"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AVR"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1","11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["AVR"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2","11.2.1HF16");

# GTM
vmatrix["GTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["GTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1","11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["GTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.6.1","11.5.4HF2","11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");

# LC
vmatrix["LC"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LC"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1","11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["LC"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2","11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");

# LTM
vmatrix["LTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1","11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["LTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2","11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");

# PEM
vmatrix["PEM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PEM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("12.0.0-12.0.0HF1","11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.4HF1");
vmatrix["PEM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.1.0","12.0.0HF2","11.6.1","11.5.4HF2");

# PSM
vmatrix["PSM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PSM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.4.0-11.4.1");
vmatrix["PSM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("10.2.1-10.2.4");

# WAM
vmatrix["WAM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WAM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["WAM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");

# WOM
vmatrix["WOM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WOM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.2.1-11.2.1HF15");
vmatrix["WOM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.2.1HF16","10.2.1-10.2.4");


if (bigip_is_affected(vmatrix:vmatrix, sol:sol))
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:bigip_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = bigip_get_tested_modules();
  audit_extra = "For BIG-IP module(s) " + tested + ",";
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, audit_extra, version);
  else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running any of the affected modules");
}

References