CVE-2019-6668 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP APM Edge Client
Unprivileged users can access root-owned files via the BIG-IP APM Edge Client for macOS, leading to privilege escalation and data exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6668?
CVE-2019-6668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 27 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BIG-IP APM Edge Client for macOS bundled with BIG-IP APM 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.1.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.1-11.6.5 may allow unprivileged users to access files owned by root.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6668?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6668 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-48fp-w2fw-6wx7.