Critical severity · published Jan 12, 2016
CVE-2015-8611
BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with…
9.8
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access to AOM via an (1) expired or (2) default password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8611
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8611
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034629
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/05/sol05272632.html
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