CVE-2019-6614 Path traversal in BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)

Medium 6.5 Published 3 May 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Authenticated high-privilege attackers can bypass Appliance Mode protections to overwrite arbitrary system files on F5 BIG-IP devices.

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-2019-6614?

CVE-2019-6614 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 3 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, and 12.1.0-12.1.4, internal methods used to prevent arbitrary file overwrites in Appliance Mode were not fully effective. An authenticated attacker with a high privilege level may be able to bypass protections implemented in appliance mode to overwrite arbitrary system files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6614?

It affects 13 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 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6614?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-6614 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rj5w-mq87-3g4g.