Improper access control in F5 Networks products - CVE-2019-6665
Published: November 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23091
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6665
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
F5 iWorkflow
Enterprise Manager
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
F5 iWorkflow
Enterprise Manager
BIG-IP ASM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker with access to the device communication between the BIG-IP ASM Central Policy Builder and the BIG-IQ/Enterprise Manager/F5 iWorkflow can set up the proxy the same way and intercept the traffic.
This may lead to incorrect policy building suggestions or a partial denial-of-service (DoS).
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6665
Install updates from vendor's website.