F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1 IP Configuration information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component IP Configuration Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-59268. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component IP Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

On the BIG-IP system, undisclosed endpoints that contain static non-sensitive information are accessible to an unauthenticated remote attacker through the Configuration utility.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

It is possible to read the advisory at my.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59268. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 10/17/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270600 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K90301300)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15.1.10.8, 16.1.6.1, 17.1.3 or 17.5.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (270600). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 270600
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K90301300)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 15.1.10.8/16.1.6.1/17.1.3/17.5.1.3

Timelineinfo

10/15/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/17/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K90301300
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59268 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328667

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2025 15:49
Updated: 10/17/2025 06:19
Changes: 10/15/2025 15:49 (54), 10/17/2025 03:03 (31), 10/17/2025 06:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:2A6:103

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