CVE-2019-6617
On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.22% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip webaccelerator · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip fraud protection service · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip edge gateway · f5/big-ip domain name system
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108186Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2019-6617.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108186Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2019-6617.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.