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.
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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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