CVE-2015-8611 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Remote attackers can gain unauthorized access to the Always-On Management subsystem using expired or default passwords due to improper synchronization.
- 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-2015-8611?
CVE-2015-8611 is a critical vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 12 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access to AOM via an (1) expired or (2) default password.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8611?
It affects 9 products.
Products include 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, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8611?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8611 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8611 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9jc-3x38-h2v6.