CVE-2019-6617 Information

Description

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 and 11.5.2-11.5.8 a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108186 https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2019-6617.txt https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5