high
7.2
CWE
78 77
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-6621: OS Command Injection

First published: Tue Jul 02 2019(Updated: )

On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4.1, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8 and BIG-IQ 7.0.0-7.1.0.2, 6.0.0-6.1.0, and 5.1.0-5.4.0, an undisclosed iControl REST worker is vulnerable to command injection by an admin/resource admin user. This issue impacts both iControl REST and tmsh implementations.

Credit: f5sirt@f5.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
F5 Access Policy Manager>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 Access Policy Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 Access Policy Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Access Policy Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Application Security Manager>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 Application Security Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 Application Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 Application Security Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Application Security Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=11.5.2<11.5.8
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=11.5.2<=11.5.9
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP>=11.5.2<11.5.9
F5 BIG-IP>=11.6.1<11.6.4
F5 BIG-IP>=12.1.0<=12.1.4
F5 BIG-IP>=13.0.0<13.1.1.5
F5 BIG-IP>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=5.1.0<=5.4.0
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=6.0.0<=6.1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-6621?

    CVE-2019-6621 has a critical severity rating due to the potential for command injection by an administrative user.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-6621?

    To mitigate CVE-2019-6621, it is recommended to update affected F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ products to the patched versions provided by F5.

  • Which F5 products are affected by CVE-2019-6621?

    CVE-2019-6621 affects various versions of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, Advanced Firewall Manager, Application Security Manager, and others.

  • Can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-6621 remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2019-6621 can be exploited remotely by an authenticated admin or resource admin user.

  • What are the potential impacts of exploiting CVE-2019-6621?

    Exploiting CVE-2019-6621 can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

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