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.
EPSS: 0.019 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.