CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2017-0304 — F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.5

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP AFM management UI on versions 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2 and 13.0.0 that may allow a copy of the firewall rules to be tampered with and impact the Configuration Utility until there is a resync of the rules. Traffic processing and the live firewall rules in use are not affected.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (2.0)
Published
2017-12-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-89

Affected products

  • f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager / 12.0.0
  • f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager / 12.1.0
  • f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager / 12.1.1
  • f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager / 12.1.2
  • f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager / 13.0.0

Matched remediation archetype

SQL and data-query injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace request, message, file, and stored values into SQL, ORM query fragments, filters, sort expressions, and other data-query languages.
  • Inventory database roles, reachable schemas, multi-tenant boundaries, and whether stacked or administrative operations are enabled.
  • Check both direct queries and second-order use of previously stored values.

Remediate safely

  • Use parameterized queries or safe query builders for all values; map identifiers and operators through explicit allowlists.
  • Remove raw query concatenation and give the application account only the tables and operations it requires.
  • Update affected data-access components and add regression tests for query structure preservation with inert edge-case inputs.

Authoritative sources

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