CVE-2019-6656 Information disclosure in BIG-IP APM Edge Client

High 7.5 Published Updated

The BIG-IP APM Edge Client logs full session IDs, potentially exposing sensitive session data to attackers with log access.

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-2019-6656?

CVE-2019-6656 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 25 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BIG-IP APM Edge Client before version 7.1.8 (7180.2019.508.705) logs the full apm session ID in the log files. Vulnerable versions of the client are bundled with BIG-IP APM versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14,1.0-14.1.0.6, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.1-11.6.5. In BIG-IP APM 13.1.0 and later, the APM Clients components can be updated independently from BIG-IP software. Client version 7.1.8 (7180.2019.508.705) and later has the fix.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6656?

It affects 2 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager Client.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-6656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-724p-f36c-7prx.

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