The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to restrict a consistent inbound IP for the entire management session.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-266135 | SRG-APP-000435-NDM-000315 | F5BI-DM-300099 | SV-266135r1024669_rule | 2024-09-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| This security measure helps limit the effects of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing anti-session hijacking security safeguards. Session hijacking, also called cookie hijacking, is the exploitation of a valid computer session to gain unauthorized access to an application. The attacker steals (or hijacks) the cookies from a valid user and attempts to use them for authentication. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| From the BIG-IP GUI: 1. System. 2. Preferences. 3. Under "Security Settings", verify "Require A Consistent Inbound IP For The Entire Web Session" box is checked. If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to require a consistent inbound IP for the entire session for management sessions, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| From the BIG-IP GUI: 1. System. 2. Preferences. 3. Under "Security Settings", check "Require A Consistent Inbound IP For The Entire Web Session". 4. Update. |