CVE-2015-4040
F5 BIG-IP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 17, 2015, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.0
Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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CVE-2015-4040 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133931/F5-BigIP-10.2.4-Build-595.0-HF3-Path-Traversal.html Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033532 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033533 Added Reference https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/17000/200/sol17253.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133931/F5-BigIP-10.2.4-Build-595.0-HF3-Path-Traversal.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/17000/200/sol17253.html No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/17000/200/sol17253.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-22 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4040 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-4040
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.77 }} -3.33%
score
0.90809
percentile