Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2019· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2019-6617
CVE-2019-6617
Description
On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108186mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2019-6617.txtmitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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