CVE-2019-6649 Information disclosure in BIG-IP, Enterprise Manager

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can expose sensitive information and modify system configuration in F5 BIG-IP devices using non-default ConfigSync settings.

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-2019-6649?

CVE-2019-6649 is a critical vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 20 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

F5 BIG-IP 15.0.0, 14.1.0-14.1.0.6, 14.0.0-14.0.0.5, 13.0.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.4.1, 11.6.0-11.6.4, and 11.5.1-11.5.9 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1 may expose sensitive information and allow the system configuration to be modified when using non-default ConfigSync settings.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6649?

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-2019-6649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-6649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5643-5c7v-237m.

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