vulnerability
F5 Networks: CVE-2023-45226: K000135874: BIG-IP Next SPK SSH vulnerability CVE-2023-45226
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Oct 10, 2023 | Jan 9, 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Oct 10, 2023
Added
Jan 9, 2024
Modified
Jan 28, 2025
Description
The BIG-IP SPK TMM (Traffic Management Module) f5-debug-sidecar and f5-debug-sshd containers contains hardcoded credentials that may allow an attacker with the ability to intercept traffic to impersonate the SPK Secure Shell (SSH) server on those containers. This is only exposed when ssh debug is enabled. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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