SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-43485

When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret is logged in plaintext in the audit log.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret is logged in plaintext in the audit log.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.17% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-532
Affected
f5/big-iq centralized management · f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip advanced web application firewall · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip application visibility and reporting · f5/big-ip carrier-grade nat · f5/big-ip ddos hybrid defender · f5/big-ip fraud protection service · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip ssl orchestrator · f5/big-ip webaccelerator · f5/big-ip websafe
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.