F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.0 Configuration Utility path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.10/16.1.4/17.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration Utility. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-41373. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.10/16.1.4/17.1.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/10/2023 as K000135689. It is possible to read the advisory at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-41373 since 10/05/2023. 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 10/28/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 14.1.5.6, 15.1.10.2, 16.1.4.1 or 17.1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP

Version

• 13.1.0
• 13.1.1
• 13.1.2
• 13.1.3
• 13.1.4
• 13.1.5
• 14.1.0
• 14.1.1
• 14.1.2
• 14.1.3
• 14.1.4
• 14.1.5
• 15.1.0
• 15.1.1
• 15.1.2
• 15.1.3
• 15.1.4
• 15.1.5
• 15.1.6
• 15.1.7
• 15.1.8
• 15.1.9
• 15.1.10
• 16.1.0
• 16.1.1
• 16.1.2
• 16.1.3
• 16.1.4
• 17.0
• 17.1.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://f5.com/

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