CVE-2019-6685 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP
Users with iRule editing privileges can escalate privileges, modify configurations, and execute arbitrary system commands on F5 BIG-IP devices.
- 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-2019-6685?
CVE-2019-6685 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 23 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0-14.0.1, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.2-11.6.5.1, users with access to edit iRules are able to create iRules which can lead to an elevation of privilege, configuration modification, and arbitrary system command execution.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6685?
It affects 13 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 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6685 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-22hr-q4gf-pgg6.