7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-42768
BIG-IP Persistent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 17, 2023, 8:26 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42768 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_advanced_web_application_firewall
13 F5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender
14 F5 big-ip_ssl_orchestrator
15 F5 big-ip_websafe
16 F5 big-ip_edge_gateway
17 F5 big-ip_webaccelerator
18 F5 big-ip_carrier-grade_nat
19 F5 big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 19
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459 Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459 No Types Assigned https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459 Vendor Advisory
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*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.1.0 up to (excluding) 15.1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1.0 up to (including) 13.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1.0 up to (including) 14.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.1.0 up to (excluding) 15.1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1.0 up to (including) 13.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1.0 up to (including) 14.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.1.0 up to (excluding) 15.1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.4
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-2023-42768 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-2023-42768 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.25584

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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