CVE-2023-42768

moderate-risk
Published 2023-10-10

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.43% 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 7.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Affected Vendors

F5

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459
Vendor Advisory https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate