# CVE-2017-0301: Missing authorization in BIG-IP APM

> Attackers can access internal BIG-IP APM resources due to incorrect resource return logic in portal access requests.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2v8v-crm8-62x6

## What is CVE-2017-0301?

CVE-2017-0301 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 21 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In F5 BIG-IP APM software versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 BIG-IP APM portal access requests do not return the intended resources in some cases. This may allow access to internal BIG-IP APM resources, however the application resources and backend servers are unaffected.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0301?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-0301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-0301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

- [CVE-2023-46747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46747/): F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-1388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1388/): F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22986/): F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22991/): F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-5902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5902/): F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-0301 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-0301 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 21 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0301/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0301/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0301
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0301
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0301

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0301/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.