Session ID Exposure in BIG-IP APM and Edge Client on Windows Systems

Session ID Exposure in BIG-IP APM and Edge Client on Windows Systems

CVE-2021-23002 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

When using BIG-IP APM 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, or all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions or Edge Client versions 7.2.1.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, or 7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, the session ID is visible in the arguments of the f5vpn.exe command when VPN is launched from the browser on a Windows system. Addressing this issue requires both the client and server fixes. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

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