SB2018012201 - Man-in-the-middle in F5 BIG-IP AFM
Published: January 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018012201
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6142)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.
The weakness exists due to the early access 'user id' feature does not properly validate the remote server's X.509 certificatel. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle technique and access and modify IP Intelligence (IPI) policy enforcement data communicated between the remote server and the target Advanced Firewall Manager.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.