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F5 Networks: CVE-2019-6642: K40378764: F5 tmsh vulnerability CVE-2019-6642

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F5 Networks: CVE-2019-6642: K40378764: F5 tmsh vulnerability CVE-2019-6642

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/27/2019
Created
06/29/2019
Added
06/28/2019
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

In BIG-IP 15.0.0, 14.0.0-14.1.0.5, 13.0.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.4.2, and 11.5.2-11.6.4, BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0 and 5.1.0-5.4.0, iWorkflow 2.3.0, and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, authenticated users with the ability to upload files (via scp, for example) can escalate their privileges to allow root shell access from within the TMOS Shell (tmsh) interface. The tmsh interface allows users to execute a secondary program via tools like sftp or scp.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

References

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