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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IQ / BIG-IP privilege escalation vulnerability (K15229)

high Nessus Plugin ID 86005

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to change the password of arbitrary users via the name parameter in a request to the user's page in mgmt/shared/authz/users/. (CVE-2014-3220)

Impact

An authenticated user with limited access may be able to gain administrative access to the system.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K15229.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15229

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 86005

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15229.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Published: 9/18/2015

Updated: 3/10/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3220

BID: 67191, 67227