BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability

CVE-2023-42768
7.2HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
F5
Status
Big-ip
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 October 2023

Summary

When a non-admin user has been assigned an administrator role via an iControl REST PUT request and later the user's role is reverted back to a non-admin role via the Configuration utility, tmsh, or iControl REST. BIG-IP non-admin user can still have access to iControl REST admin resource.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP >= 17.1.0

BIG-IP < 16.1.4

BIG-IP < 15.1.9

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

F5
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