VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-6617

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability2.22%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-05-03

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.

Weakness classification

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

f5sirt@f5.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
f5sirt@f5.com — Third Party Advisory
f5sirt@f5.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory