CVE-2023-43485 BIGIP and BIG-IQ TACACS+ audit log Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers with log access can read plaintext TACACS+ shared secrets when audit forwarding is enabled on F5 BIG-IP or BIG-IQ systems.

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-2023-43485?

CVE-2023-43485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 10 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret is logged in plaintext in the audit log.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43485?

It affects 19 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 13 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-43485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8rv8-vg5p-grcr.

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