Privilege escalation in F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager
CVE-2019-6601
In BIG-IP 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.8, the Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) wamd process used in processing of images and PDFs fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% 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-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 13.0.0
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-Ip (Aam) — versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, 11.5.1-11.5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K25359902 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107444 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6601?
- CVE-2019-6601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6601?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.