PT-2019-18200 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2019-05-03 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-6618

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.2 through 11.5.8 F5 BIG-IP versions 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.4 F5 BIG-IP versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.4 F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.4 F5 BIG-IP versions 14.0.0 through 14.1.0.1

Description The issue allows users with the Resource Administrator role to modify sensitive portions of the filesystem, such as editing /etc/passwd, if provided Advanced Shell Access. This enables modifications to user objects, which contradicts the intended restrictions for the Resource Administrator role.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.2 through 11.5.8, restrict Advanced Shell Access for users with the Resource Administrator role to prevent unauthorized modifications to the filesystem. For F5 BIG-IP versions 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.4, restrict Advanced Shell Access for users with the Resource Administrator role to prevent unauthorized modifications to the filesystem. For F5 BIG-IP versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.4, restrict Advanced Shell Access for users with the Resource Administrator role to prevent unauthorized modifications to the filesystem. For F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.4, restrict Advanced Shell Access for users with the Resource Administrator role to prevent unauthorized modifications to the filesystem. For F5 BIG-IP versions 14.0.0 through 14.1.0.1, restrict Advanced Shell Access for users with the Resource Administrator role to prevent unauthorized modifications to the filesystem.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-6618

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6618 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K07702240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6618 · Security Note