First published: Wed Sep 04 2019(Updated: )
On BIG-IP 11.5.2-11.6.4 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, REST users with guest privileges may be able to escalate their privileges and run commands with admin privileges.
Credit: f5sirt@f5.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 BIG-IP Analytics | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 BIG-IP Analytics | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Link Controller | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Link Controller | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator | >=11.5.2<=11.6.4 | |
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator | =12.0.0 | |
F5 Enterprise Manager | =3.1.1 |
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CVE-2019-6646 is a vulnerability that allows REST users with guest privileges on F5 BIG-IP 11.5.2-11.6.4 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1 to escalate their privileges and run commands with admin privileges.
CVE-2019-6646 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.2 to 11.6.4 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, allowing REST users with guest privileges to escalate their privileges and run commands with admin privileges.
The severity of CVE-2019-6646 is rated as high with a CVSS score of 8.8.
To fix CVE-2019-6646, it is recommended to upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of F5 BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager.
More information about CVE-2019-6646 can be found at the following link: [https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53990093](https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53990093)