CVE-2023-42768

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.5 - Insufficient Session Expiration via iControl REST Role Reversion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

When a non-admin user has been assigned an administrator role via an iControl REST PUT request and later the user's role is reverted back to a non-admin role via the Configuration utility, tmsh, or iControl REST. BIG-IP non-admin user can still have access to iControl REST admin resource.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 62.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-613
Status published
Products (19)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_carrier-grade_nat 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
... and 9 more
Published Oct 10, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026