8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-6646
F5 Networks BIG-IP Guest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

On BIG-IP 11.5.2-11.6.4 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, REST users with guest privileges may be able to escalate their privileges and run commands with admin privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6646 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 F5 big-ip_access_policy_manager
2 F5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
3 F5 big-ip_analytics
4 F5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
5 F5 big-ip_application_security_manager
6 F5 big-ip_domain_name_system
7 F5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service
8 F5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager
9 F5 big-ip_link_controller
10 F5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager
11 F5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
12 F5 big-ip_edge_gateway
13 F5 big-ip_webaccelerator
14 F5 enterprise_manager
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-2019-6646.

URL Resource
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53990093 Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53990093 Vendor Advisory

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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/K53990093
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53990093 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53990093 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.2 up to (including) 11.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-6646 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.40900

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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