CVE-2017-6145

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.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory f5.com
Affected: F5 Networks, Inc. F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030 mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6145?
CVE-2017-6145 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6145?
To fix CVE-2017-6145, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6145 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6145 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-6145?
CVE-2017-6145 affects F5 Networks, Inc. F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe.
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