Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in BIG-IP - CVE-2019-6685
Published: December 24, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23802
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6685
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote user access to edit iRules is able to create iRules that may allow to change system configuration and execute arbitrary commands.
Affected software
BIG-IP
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6685
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 13.1.3.2, 14.0.1.1, 14.1.2.3, 15.1.0