CVE-2017-6145
F5 BIG-IP iControl REST Cookie Validation Bypass
Description
iControl REST in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 and 13.0.0 includes a service to convert authorization BIGIPAuthCookie cookies to X-F5-Auth-Token tokens. This service does not properly re-validate cookies when making that conversion, allowing once-valid but now expired cookies to be converted to valid tokens.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 20, 2017, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6145
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K22317030.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-6145.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6145 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-6145
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-6145 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-6145 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 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-613 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.3
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} -0.06%
score
0.55595
percentile