SB2017102408 - Security restrictions bypass in F5 BIG-IP
Published: October 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102408
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6145)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the iControl REST API.The weakness exists in the iControl REST API of multiple F5 BIG-IP systems due to improper validation of cookies when the iControl REST API converts BIGIPAuthCookie authorization cookies to X-F5-Auth-Token tokens.A remote attcker can obtain an expired BIG-IP authentication cookie could exploit this vulnerability to access valid iControl REST tokens, which could be used to access the iControl REST API on a targeted system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.