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CVE-2016-6249

F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 and 11.5.0 - 11.6.1 REST requests which timeout during user account authentication may log sensitive attributes such as passwords in plaintext to /var/log/restjavad.0.log. It may allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
20 Feb 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 27% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.5.4
All 8 release lines
  • Version 11.5.0
  • Version 11.5.1
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.5.4
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 12.0.0
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.5.4
All 8 release lines
  • Version 11.5.0
  • Version 11.5.1
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.5.4
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 12.0.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6249
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6249