F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Appliance mode vulnerability (K73522927)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 126408

Synopsis

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

Description

When the BIG-IP system is licensed with Appliance mode, user accounts with Administrator and Resource Administrator roles can bypass Appliance mode restrictions. (CVE-2019-6633)

Impact

This vulnerability allows the attacker to exploit the system with high-level privileges to read and modify the arbitrary files. This behavior is possible only when the BIG-IP system runs in Appliance mode and the user account is configured with the Administrator or Resource Administrator role. The Resource Administrator role requires TMOS Shell ( tmsh ) access to be vulnerable. Appliance mode is a licensed feature on the BIG-IP product.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K73522927.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K73522927

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 126408

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL73522927.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 7/2/2019

Updated: 11/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6633

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC: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_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6633