F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP AFM vulnerability (K14703097)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184228

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 13.1.3.2 / 14.1.2.1 / 15.0.1.1 / 15.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K14703097 advisory.

- On BIG-IP AFM 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.0.0-14.1.2, and 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, when bad-actor detection is configured on a wildcard virtual server on platforms with hardware-based sPVA, the performance of the BIG-IP AFM system is degraded. (CVE-2019-6672)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K14703097.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K14703097

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184228

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL14703097.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2023

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6672

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6672