Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip
CVE-2019-6679
On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0.2-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0.5-14.0.1, 13.1.1.5-13.1.3.1, 12.1.4.1-12.1.5, 11.6.4-11.6.5, and 11.5.9-11.5.10, the access controls implemented by scp.whitelist and scp.blacklist are not properly enforced for paths that are symlinks. This allows authenticated users with SCP access to overwrite certain configuration files that would otherwise be restricted.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.2% 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 — versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0.2-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0.5-14.0.1
- 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K54336216 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6679?
- CVE-2019-6679 is a low-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6679?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.