CVE-2019-6617

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: May 3, 2019 at 07:16 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:39 AM UTC

13 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Big IP Access Policy Manager · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Analytics · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Application Acceleration Manager · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Application Security Manager · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Domain Name System · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Edge Gateway · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Fraud Protection Service · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Global Traffic Manager · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Link Controller · F5

95%

11.5.2 ≤ v < 11.5.911.6.1 ≤ v < 11.6.412.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.4.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.0.211.5.2-11.5.8 11.6.1-11.6.3.4 12.1.0-12.1.4 13.0.0-13.1.1.4 14.0.0-14.1.0.1

Affected range stops below 11.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108186

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2019-6617.txt

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38941195

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-269

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