# CVE-2019-6658: SQL injection in BIG-IP (AFM)

> Authenticated users can execute SQL injection attacks in the BIG-IP AFM configuration utility, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4vq7-74fw-ghmq

## What is CVE-2019-6658?

CVE-2019-6658 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, published on 1 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

On BIG-IP AFM 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.0.0-14.1.2, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, and 12.1.0-12.1.5, a vulnerability in the AFM configuration utility may allow any authenticated BIG-IP user to run an SQL injection attack.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6658?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6658?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-6658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager

- [CVE-2021-23040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23040/): SQL injection in BIG-IP AFM (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-59478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59478/): BIG-IP AFM DoS protection profile vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-24312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24312/): BIG-IP AFM vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2019-6636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6636/): Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP (AFM, ASM) (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-21763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21763/): BIG-IP AFM vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6658 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6658 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, published on 1 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6658/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6658/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6658
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6658
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6658

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6658/
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