F5 BIG-IP DNS iQuery Mesh os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP. This affects an unknown part of the component DNS iQuery Mesh. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-28742. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP (Firewall Software) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DNS iQuery Mesh. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The weakness was presented 05/03/2023 as K000132972. The advisory is shared at my.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28742 since 04/14/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/27/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/14/2023 🔍
05/03/2023 +19 days 🔍
05/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000132972
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227933

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2023 19:19
Updated: 05/27/2023 09:11
Changes: 05/03/2023 19:19 (50), 05/27/2023 09:11 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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