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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP ASM vulnerability (K04280042)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 129075

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

F5 BIG-IP ASM may expose sensitive information and allow the system configuration to be modified when using non-default settings.
(CVE-2019-6650)

Impact

The vulnerability is only present on multi-bladed systems (VIPRION) with BIG-IP ASM provisioned, on the following interfaces :

Management interface in versions before BIG-IP 14.1.0.

Any self IP with Port Lockdown configured as Allow All . Note : Port Lockdown defaults to Allow None .

In both of the previous configurations, a malicious actor may be able to connect to the affected interface to extract and/or modify sensitive information on the system.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K04280042.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K04280042

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 129075

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL04280042.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 9/20/2019

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6650

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6650