SB2018122706 - Multiple vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP



SB2018122706 - Multiple vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP

Published: December 27, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018122706
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15334)

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page and force an APM webtop session to log out and require re-authentication.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15333)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unrestricted Snapshot File Access. A BIG-IP system's user with any role, including Guest Role can gain access and download previously generated and available snapshot files on the BIG-IP configuration utility such as QKView and TCPDumps.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.