Description
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, users with the Resource Administrator role can modify sensitive portions of the filesystem if provided Advanced Shell Access, such as editing /etc/passwd. This allows modifications to user objects and is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K07702240
Scores
CVSS v3
4.9
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (13)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_analytics
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_edge_gateway
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_fraud_protection_service
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
f5/big-ip_link_controller
11.5.2 - 11.5.8
... and 3 more
Published
May 03, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026