Information disclosure in BIG-IP Link Controller

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU31082

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6613

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

On BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, SNMP may expose sensitive configuration objects over insecure transmission channels. This issue is exposed when a passphrase is used with various profile types and is accessed using SNMPv2.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP Link Controller: 13.0.0 - 13.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.0 HF1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108183
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K27400151

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.