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F5 Networks: CVE-2023-42768: K26910459: BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2023-42768

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F5 Networks: CVE-2023-42768: K26910459: BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2023-42768

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/10/2023
Created
01/06/2024
Added
01/05/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

References

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