Privilege escalation in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management
CVE-2017-6152
A local user on F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.1.0-5.2.0 with the Access Manager role has privileges to change the passwords of other users on the system, including the local admin account password.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-Iq Centralized Management — versions 5.1.0-5.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K35195140 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103441 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6152?
- CVE-2017-6152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6152?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.