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CVE-2012-2997 json

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.…

published 2014-01-21 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2975

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38233)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38233 F5 Networks BIG-IP - XML External Entity Injection remote, 2013-01-21
  • sec-consult.com https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130122-0_F5_BIG-IP_XML_External_Entity_Injection_v10.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0093.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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