CVE-2023-42768 (GCVE-0-2023-42768)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-10 12:34 – Updated: 2024-09-19 13:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability
Summary
When a non-admin user has been assigned an administrator role via an iControl REST PUT request and later the user's role is reverted back to a non-admin role via the Configuration utility, tmsh, or iControl REST. BIG-IP non-admin user can still have access to iControl REST admin resource. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-19 13:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-10-18 14:00
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