CVE-2016-7469

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Configuration utility device name change page in BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM, WebAccelerator, WOM and WebSafe version 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.4.0 - 11.6.1, and 11.2.1 allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. Exploitation requires Resource Administrator or Administrator privileges, and it could cause the Configuration utility client to become unstable.

Published: 2017-06-09 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-7469 is rated Moderate Risk (42/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.95%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7469

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 0.27% 0.95% +0.68%
2 2025-03-30 0.21% 0.27% +0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.21%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7469

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.3 2.7 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7469

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7469

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 11.4.0 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 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_local_traffic_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 11.4.0 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 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_access_policy_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 11.4.0 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 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7469

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