CVE-2019-6646 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP, Enterprise Manager
Guest users can escalate privileges to admin and execute commands on F5 BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6646?
CVE-2019-6646 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 4 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On BIG-IP 11.5.2-11.6.4 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, REST users with guest privileges may be able to escalate their privileges and run commands with admin privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6646?
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-2019-6646?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6646 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6646 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- 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-62p6-268g-7hxg.