Information disclosure in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2017-6165
In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 on VIPRION platforms only, the script which synchronizes SafeNet External Network HSM configuration elements between blades in a clustered deployment will log the HSM partition password in cleartext to the "/var/log/ltm" log file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
- F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager — versions 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K74759095 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039638 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101543 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6165?
- CVE-2017-6165 is a critical-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6165?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.