CVE-2014-2927 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can read or write arbitrary files on F5 BIG-IP devices configured in failover mode due to missing authentication in the rsync daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2927?
CVE-2014-2927 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 15 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The rsync daemon in F5 BIG-IP 11.6 before 11.6.0, 11.5.1 before HF3, 11.5.0 before HF4, 11.4.1 before HF4, 11.4.0 before HF7, 11.3.0 before HF9, and 11.2.1 before HF11 and Enterprise Manager 3.x before 3.1.1 HF2, when configured in failover mode, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a cmi request to the ConfigSync IP address.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2927?
It affects 19 products.
Products include F5 Arx, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 13 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2014-2927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5ffj-x2ff-2jp7.