F5 BIG-IP up to 15.0.1.1 iRule privilege escalation
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| 5.5 | $5k-$25k | 4.49+ |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.0.1.1 (Firewall Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component iRule Handler. 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 released 12/23/2019. The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6685 since 01/22/2019. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/24/2019).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 147682, 147680 and 147677.
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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
VulDB Vector: π
VulDB Reliability: π
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VulDB Base Score: π
VulDB Temp Score: π
VulDB Reliability: π
Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: π
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: π
Current Price Estimation: π
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Threat Intelligence
Threat: π
Adversaries: π
Geopolitics: π
Economy: π
Predictions: π
Remediation: πRecommended: no mitigation known
0-Day Time: π
01/22/2019 CVE assigned
12/23/2019 Advisory disclosed
12/24/2019 VulDB entry created
12/24/2019 VulDB last updateVendor: f5.com
Advisory: support.f5.com
CVE: CVE-2019-6685 (π)
See also: π
Created: 12/24/2019 10:53 AM
Complete: π
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