Medium severity · published May 3, 2023
CVE-2023-28406
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility which may allow an authenticated attacker to read files with .xml extension
4.3
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility which may allow an authenticated attacker to read files with .xml extension. Access to restricted information is limited and the attacker does not control what information is obtained.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% 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
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BC
Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.8.2; 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.4; 17.0.0 before 17.1.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28406
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28406
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000132768
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