CVE-2019-6679

LOW

F5 BIG-IP 11.5.9-11.5.10 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0.2-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0.5-14.0.1, 13.1.1.5-13.1.3.1, 12.1.4.1-12.1.5, 11.6.4-11.6.5, and 11.5.9-11.5.10, the access controls implemented by scp.whitelist and scp.blacklist are not properly enforced for paths that are symlinks. This allows authenticated users with SCP access to overwrite certain configuration files that would otherwise be restricted.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54336216

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 26.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (13)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_analytics 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_edge_gateway 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_fraud_protection_service 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
f5/big-ip_link_controller 11.5.9 - 11.5.10
... and 3 more
Published Dec 23, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026