CVE-2019-6640 Information disclosure in BIG-IP

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can read sensitive configuration data via SNMPv2 if passphrases are configured, exposing secrets over insecure channels.

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-2019-6640?

CVE-2019-6640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 3 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.1-11.5.8, SNMP exposes sensitive configuration objects over insecure transmission channels. This issue is exposed when a passphrase is inserted into various profile types and accessed using SNMPv2.

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6640?

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-2019-6640?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-6640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9fv-w9gr-rgw3.

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