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CVE-2019-6617 json

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-16176

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.

Patch / fix

  • f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2

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Exploit prediction

2.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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