F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management up to 5.1.x/5.2.0 Access Manager access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management up to 5.1.x/5.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Access Manager. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-6152. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management up to 5.1.x/5.2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Access Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A local user on F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.1.0-5.2.0 with the Access Manager role has privileges to change the passwords of other users on the system, including the local admin account password.

The bug was discovered 03/08/2018. The weakness was presented 03/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6152 since 02/21/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103441†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

BIG-IQ Centralized Management

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://f5.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/21/2017 🔍
03/08/2018 +380 days 🔍
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02/17/2023 +1806 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K35195140
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114193
SecurityFocus: 103441 - F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management CVE-2017-6152 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2018 07:46
Updated: 02/17/2023 11:37
Changes: 03/09/2018 07:46 (58), 01/11/2020 11:41 (4), 02/17/2023 11:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.