CVE-2015-4040 (GCVE-0-2015-4040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-17 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files in the web root via unspecified vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133931/F5-Bi… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033533 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033532 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2015-09-09 00:00
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