F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.0.5 Appliance Mode privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.0.5 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Appliance Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2019. It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6635 since 01/22/2019. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/04/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 137318, 137317, 137316 and 137315 are related to this item.

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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01/22/2019 CVE assigned
07/03/2019 +162 days Advisory disclosed
07/04/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/04/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: f5.com

Advisory: support.f5.com

CVE: CVE-2019-6635 (🔒)
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Created: 07/04/2019 11:33 AM
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