CVE-2016-1497

The Configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.0.x, 11.1.x, 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16, 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 1.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF1 allows remote administrators to read Access Policy Manager (APM) access logs via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-08-26 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-1497 is rated Moderate Risk (45.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.53%). EPSS rose +1.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1497

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 1.53% +1.29%
2 2025-09-15 0.30% 0.23% -0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1497

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1497

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1497

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-1497

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