F5 Networks BIG-IP : REST Framework vulnerability (K89509323)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 129317

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 11.6.5 / 12.1.5 / 13.1.3 / 14.0.1 / 14.1.2 / 15.0.1 / 15.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K89509323 advisory.

The BIG-IP/BIG-IQ Configuration utility login page may not follow best security practices when handling a malicious request.(CVE-2019-6651)ImpactThe Configuration utility login page returns an inconsistent HTTP response when processing modified requests which may provide clues to an attacker looking to exploit vulnerabilities on the system.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the F5 Networks BIG-IP security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K89509323.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 129317

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL89509323.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 9/25/2019

Updated: 3/31/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6651

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6651

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