Cleartext storage of sensitive information in BIG-IP APM - CVE-2019-19150
Published: December 24, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23805
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19150
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP APM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the BIG-IP APM system logs the client-session-id when a per-session
policy is attached to the virtual server with debug logging enabled. A local administrator can view the debug files and recover client-session-id values.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19150
Install updates from vendor's website.