F5 BIG-IP - iControl vulnerability CVE-2016-9256

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if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107169");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9256");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_version("2025-01-17T15:39:18+0000");

  script_name("F5 BIG-IP - iControl vulnerability CVE-2016-9256");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K47284724");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Permissions enforced by iControl can lag behind the actual
  permissions assigned to a user if the role_map is not reloaded between the time the permissions
  are changed and the time of the user's next request. This is a race condition that occurs rarely
  in normal usage. The typical period in which this is possible is limited to at most a few seconds
  after the permission change. (CVE-2016-9256)

  This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT 'F5 BIG-IP - iControl vulnerability CVE-2016-9256' (OID:
  1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140194).");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"When an iControl user has administrative privileges that are
  later downgraded, the user will still be able to use their previous permissions using iControl
  until the role map reloads.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-17 15:39:18 +0000 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-05-16 01:24:00 +0000 (Tue, 16 May 2017)");

  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-05-17 14:28:20 +0200 (Wed, 17 May 2017)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("F5 Local Security Checks");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");

  script_tag(name:"deprecated", value:TRUE);

  exit(0);
}

exit(66);