CVE-2012-2997

N/A Unknown

Published: January 21, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in sam/admin/vpe2/public/php/server.php in F5 BIG-IP 10.0.0 through 10.2.4 and 11.0.0 through 11.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0093.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit

http://osvdb.org/89447

Source: cret@cert.org

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/100/sol14138.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57496

Source: cret@cert.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81426

Source: cret@cert.org

https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130122-0_F5_BIG-IP_XML_External_Entity_Injection_v10.txt

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0093.html