CVE-2017-6142

low-risk
Published 2018-01-19

X509 certificate verification was not correctly implemented in the early access "user id" feature in the F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.2, and 11.6.0-11.6.2, and thus did not properly validate the remote server's identity on certain versions of BIG-IP.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.8/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

F5

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040255
Vendor Advisory https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20682450
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040255
Vendor Advisory https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20682450
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low