CVE-2016-3686

Description

The Single Sign-On (SSO) feature in F5 BIG-IP APM 11.x before 11.6.0 HF6 and BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.0.0 through 11.3.0 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive SessionId information by leveraging access to the Location HTTP header in a redirect.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory f5.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035519 vdb entry
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/82/sol82679059.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3686?
CVE-2016-3686 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3686?
To fix CVE-2016-3686, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3686 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3686 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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