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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2384.2
sol17253: BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability CVE-2015-4040
10 September 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 products
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-4040
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/17000/200/sol17253.html
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17253
Revision History: September 10 2018: Updated vulnerable version details
September 10 2015: Initial Release
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K17253: BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability CVE-2015-4040
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: Sep 10, 2015
Updated Date: Sep 07, 2018
Applies to (see versions):
o Product: BIG-IP, BIG-IP AAM, BIG-IP AFM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM,
BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, BIG-IP GTM, BIG-IP Link
Controller, BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP PEM, BIG-IP PSM, BIG-IP WebAccelerator,
BIG-IP WOM
- 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0,
12.0.0, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.6.0, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4,
11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1, 11.5.0, 11.4.1, 11.4.0, 11.3.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.0,
11.1.0, 11.0.0, 10.2.4, 10.2.3, 10.2.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.0, 10.1.0
o Product: Enterprise Manager
- 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.0
o Product: Traffix SDC
- 4.4.0, 4.1.0, 4.0.5, 4.0.2, 4.0.0, 3.5.1, 3.4.1, 3.3.2
o Product: Legacy Products, BIG-IQ ADC, BIG-IQ Cloud, BIG-IQ Device, BIG-IQ
Security, FirePass, LineRate
- 7.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 4.5.0, 4.4.0, 4.3.0, 4.2.0,
4.1.0, 4.0.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.0, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0
Security Advisory Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP
before 12.0.0 and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote
authenticated users to access arbitrary files in the web root via unspecified
vectors. (CVE-2015-4040)
Impact
An authenticated user is able to traverse the web root to gain access to files
located within the web root only.
Security Advisory Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 485762 (BIG-IP) and ID 526151
(Enterprise Manager) to this vulnerability, and has evaluated the currently
supported releases for potential vulnerability.
To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components or
features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information about
releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following
table.
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
| |Versions known |Versions known to | |Vulnerable |
|Product |to be vulnerable|be not vulnerable |Severity |component or |
| | | | |feature |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP LTM |11.0.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
| |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP AAM |11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
| | | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP AFM |11.3.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
| | | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP |11.0.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
|Analytics | | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP APM |11.0.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
| |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP ASM |11.0.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
| |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP DNS |None |12.0.0 - 14.0.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP Edge |11.0.0 - 11.3.0 |None |Low |Configuration |
|Gateway |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP GTM |11.0.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 |Low |Configuration |
| |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP Link |11.0.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
|Controller |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP PEM |11.3.0 - 11.6.3 |11.6.3.2 - 14.0.0 |Low |Configuration |
| | | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP PSM |11.0.0 - 11.4.1 |None |Low |Configuration |
| |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP |11.0.0 - 11.3.0 |None |Low |Configuration |
|WebAccelerator|10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IP WOM |11.0.0 - 11.3.0 |None |Low |Configuration |
| |10.1.0 - 10.2.4 | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|Enterprise |3.0.0 - 3.1.1 |None |Low |Configuration |
|Manager | | | |utility |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|FirePass |None |7.0.0 |Not |None |
| | |6.0.0 - 6.1.0 |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IQ Cloud |None |4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IQ Device |None |4.2.0 - 4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IQ |None |4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |Not |None |
|Security | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|BIG-IQ ADC |None |4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|LineRate |None |2.5.0 - 2.6.1 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|F5 WebSafe |None |1.0.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
|Traffix SDC |None |4.0.0 - 4.4.0 |Not |None |
| | |3.3.2 - 3.5.1 |vulnerable| |
+--------------+----------------+------------------+----------+----------------+
Security Advisory Recommended Actions
If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable
column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed
in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column. If the table lists only an
older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a
non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should permit management access to F5
products only over a secure network and restrict command line access for
affected systems to only trusted users. For more information, refer to K13309:
Restricting access to the Configuration utility by source IP address (11.x -
13.x) and K13092: Overview of securing access to the BIG-IP system.
Supplemental Information
o K4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
o K9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
o K9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
o K167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
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sol17253: BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability CVE-2015-4040
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 09/09/2015
Description
An authenticated user issue a request to the BIG-IP configuration utility
that contains a path traversal. (CVE-2015-4040 - pending)
Impact
An authenticated user is able to traverse the web root to gain access to
files located within the web root only.
Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 485762 (BIG-IP) and ID 526151
(Enterprise Manager) to this vulnerability, and has evaluated the currently
supported releases for potential vulnerability.
To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components
or features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information
about releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the
following table:
Product Versions known to be vulnerable Versions known to be not vulnerable Severity Vulnerable component or feature
BIG-IP LTM 11.0.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP AAM 11.4.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
BIG-IP AFM 11.3.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
BIG-IP 11.0.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
Analytics
BIG-IP APM 11.0.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP ASM 11.0.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP DNS None 12.0.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IP Edge 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Low Configuration utility
Gateway 10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP GTM 11.0.0 - 11.6.0 None Low Configuration utility
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP Link 11.0.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
Controller 10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP PEM 11.3.0 - 11.6.0 12.0.0 Low Configuration utility
BIG-IP PSM 11.0.0 - 11.4.1 None Low Configuration utility
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Low Configuration utility
WebAccelerator 10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WOM 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Low Configuration utility
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
ARX None 6.0.0 - 6.4.0 Not vulnerable None
Enterprise 3.0.0 - 3.1.1 None Low Configuration utility
Manager
FirePass None 7.0.0 Not vulnerable None
6.0.0 - 6.1.0
BIG-IQ Cloud None 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Device None 4.2.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Security None 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ ADC None 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
LineRate None 2.5.0 - 2.6.1 Not vulnerable None
F5 WebSafe None 1.0.0 Not vulnerable None
Traffix SDC None 4.0.0 - 4.4.0 Not vulnerable None
3.3.2 - 3.5.1
Note: As of February 17, 2015, AskF5 Security Advisory articles include
the Severity value. Security Advisory articles published before this date
do not list a Severity value.
Recommended Action
If the previous table lists a version in the Versions known to be not
vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to
the listed version. If the listed version is older than the version you
are currently running, or if the table does not list any version in the
column, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.
F5 responds to vulnerabilities in accordance with the Severity values
published in the previous table. The Severity values and other security
vulnerability parameters are defined in SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security
vulnerability response policy.
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should permit management access to F5
products only over a secure network and restrict command line access for
affected systems to trusted users. For more information, refer to SOL13309:
Restricting access to the Configuration utility by source IP address (11.x)
and SOL13092: Overview of securing access to the BIG-IP system.
Supplemental Information
SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
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