Improper Authentication in F5 Networks products - CVE-2019-6675
Published: November 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22975
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6675
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in BIG-IP administrative authentication feature. A remote attacker can use LDAP, Active Directory, or Client Certificate LDAP to bypass authentication process and cause a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system.
Note: This vulnerability affects only the BIG-IP Engineering Hotfixes and does not affect any of the BIG-IP major, minor, or maintenance releases.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6675
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.