CVE-2012-2997 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.44% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-01-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip configuration utility |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | F5 Networks BIG-IP - XML External Entity Injection | 2013-01-21 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0093.html
- http://osvdb.org/89447
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/100/sol14138.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57496
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81426
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130122-0_F5_BIG-IP_XML_External_Entity_Injection_v10.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0093.html
- http://osvdb.org/89447
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/100/sol14138.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57496
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81426
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130122-0_F5_BIG-IP_XML_External_Entity_Injection_v10.txt
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