F5 NGINX Management Suite Configuration Object access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in F5 NGINX Management Suite. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Configuration Object Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-28656. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in F5 NGINX Management Suite (Web Server) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Object Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NGINX Management Suite may allow an authenticated attacker to gain access to configuration objects outside of their assigned environment.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The weakness was released 05/03/2023 as K000133417. The advisory is shared for download at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28656 since 04/14/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/14/2023 🔍
05/03/2023 +19 days 🔍
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05/19/2025 +747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000133417
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227936

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2023 19:21
Updated: 05/19/2025 18:15
Changes: 05/03/2023 19:21 (40), 05/27/2023 09:22 (12), 05/19/2025 18:15 (26)
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