CVE-2019-6617
MEDIUMF5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager - Improper Privilege Management
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108186
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2019-6617.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (13)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_analytics
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_edge_gateway
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_fraud_protection_service
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
f5/big-ip_link_controller
11.5.2 - 11.5.9
... and 3 more
Published
May 03, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026