Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2019-6618
On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, users with the Resource Administrator role can modify sensitive portions of the filesystem if provided Advanced Shell Access, such as editing /etc/passwd. This allows modifications to user objects and is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.
EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
- F5 Big-ip_analytics
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager
- F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system
- F5 Big-ip_edge_gateway
- F5 Big-ip_fraud_protection_service
- F5 Big-ip_global_traffic_manager
- F5 Big-ip_link_controller
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6618?
- CVE-2019-6618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2019-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6618?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.