medium
5.5
CWE
532
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-43485: BIGIP and BIG-IQ TACACS+ audit log Vulnerability

First published: Tue Oct 10 2023(Updated: )

When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret is logged in plaintext in the audit log.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Credit: f5sirt@f5.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management
17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=16.1.0<=16.1.3
16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=15.1.0<=15.1.8
15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=8.0.0<=8.3.0
8.3.0
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=8.0.0<8.2.0.1.0.13.97-eng
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=8.3.0<8.3.0.0.12.118-eng
F5 Access Policy Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 Access Policy Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 Access Policy Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 Access Policy Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 Application Security Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 Application Security Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 Application Security Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 Application Security Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP>=16.1.0<16.1.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade NAT>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade NAT>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade NAT>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade NAT>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=16.1.0<16.1.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=16.1.0<16.1.4
F5 WebSafe>=13.1.0<=13.1.5
F5 WebSafe>=14.1.0<=14.1.5
F5 WebSafe>=15.1.0<15.1.9
F5 WebSafe>=16.1.0<16.1.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-43485?

    CVE-2023-43485 has a medium severity rating as it exposes sensitive information in plaintext.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-43485?

    To mitigate CVE-2023-43485, you should upgrade to a fixed version of F5 BIG-IP or BIG-IQ.

  • What versions of F5 products are affected by CVE-2023-43485?

    F5 BIG-IP versions 15.1.0 to 15.1.9, 16.1.0 to 16.1.4, 17.1.0, and certain versions of BIG-IQ are affected.

  • What happens if I don't address CVE-2023-43485?

    Failing to address CVE-2023-43485 may result in sensitive information leakage through audit logs.

  • How can I identify if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2023-43485?

    You can identify vulnerability to CVE-2023-43485 by checking your audit logs for plaintext shared secret entries.

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