CVE-2017-6142

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP AFM 11.6.0-11.6.2, 12.1.0-12.1.2, 13.0.0 - Improper Certificate Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

X509 certificate verification was not correctly implemented in the early access "user id" feature in the F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.2, and 11.6.0-11.6.2, and thus did not properly validate the remote server's identity on certain versions of BIG-IP.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20682450
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040255

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 26.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-295
Status published
Products (2)
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.0 - 11.6.2
Published Jan 19, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026