CVE-2019-6597 Command injection in BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator); Enterprise Manager

High 7.2 Published 13 Mar 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands in the BIG-IP Configuration utility due to insufficient command restrictions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-6597?

CVE-2019-6597 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 13 Mar 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.8 or Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, when authenticated administrative users run commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6597?

It affects 14 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 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2019-6597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2pjw-crm4-396g.