F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 code injection

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A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The management interface in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 allows remote authenticated users with Resource Manager privileges to inject arbitrary Perl code via unspecified configuration settings related to Perl EP3 with templates, probably triggering static code injection.

The weakness was disclosed 03/16/2009 by nnposter (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6474 since 03/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78230 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP management interface vulnerability (SOL9875)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49308) and Tenable (78230).

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 78230
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP management interface vulnerability (SOL9875)
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04/05/2008 +1 days 🔍
01/04/2009 +274 days 🔍
03/16/2009 +70 days 🔍
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10/10/2014 +2034 days 🔍
10/27/2014 +17 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +141 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: nnposter
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6474 (🔍)
X-Force: 49308
Vulnerability Center: 46782 - F5 BIG-IP Remote Code Execution via Unspecified Configuration Settings Related to Perl, High
SecurityFocus: 28639 - F5 BIG-IP Web Management Interface 'NEW_VALUE' Parameter Remote Code Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51116 - F5 BIG-IP Web Management Interface Reconfiguration Facility Arbitrary Perl Code Injection

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/09/2021 06:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (62), 06/10/2017 09:30 (5), 08/09/2021 06:43 (3)
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