The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to restrict a consistent inbound IP for the entire management session.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>This security measure helps limit the effects of denial-of-service 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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-259332r947351_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Enable the "Require A Consistent Inbound IP For The Entire Web Session" setting using the Configuration utility.
From the BIG-IP GUI:
1. System.
2. Preferences.
3. Under "Security Settings", check "Require A Consistent Inbound IP For The Entire Web Session".