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CVE-2014-3959


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in list.jsp in the Configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, GTM, and Link Controller 11.2.1 through 11.5.1, AAM 11.4.0 through 11.5.1 PEM 11.3.0 through 11.5.1, PSM 11.2.1 through 11.4.1, WebAccelerator and WOM 11.2.1 through 11.3.0, and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3959 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 14 products from f5, from f5, from f5 and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-06-03T14:55:11.490

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_analytics 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.0 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 11.3.0 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.3.0 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 11.4.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 11.3.0 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.2.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.3.0 Yes
Application f5 enterprise_manager 3.0.0 Yes
Application f5 enterprise_manager 3.1.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For f5's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.