F5 BIG-IP/BIG-IQ/iWorkflow/Enterprise Manager TMOS Shell privilege escalation

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow and Enterprise Manager (Firewall Software) (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component TMOS Shell. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/01/2019. The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-6642 since 01/22/2019. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/02/2019).

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

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP
• BIG-IQ
• Enterprise Manager
• iWorkflow

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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01/22/2019 CVE assigned
07/01/2019 +160 days Advisory disclosed
07/02/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: f5.com

Advisory: support.f5.com

CVE: CVE-2019-6642 (🔒)

Created: 07/02/2019 06:44 AM
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