Big Iq
CVE-2014-3220
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Credentials management errors
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 31.85%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to change the password of arbitrary users via the name parameter in a request to the user's page in. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 31.9%.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-255. F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to change the password of arbitrary users via the name parameter in a request to the user's page in mgmt/shared/authz/users/. Affected products include: F5 Big-Iq. Version information: through 4.1.0.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to change the password of arbitrary users via the name parameter in a request to the user's page in mgmt/shared/authz/users/.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Remote code execution in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Configuration utility allows authenticated attackers with low privileges t
Privilege escalation in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ allows any authenticated user - regardless of assigned role - to create adm
Command injection in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ SNMP configuration allows highly privileged Resource Administrators to escalat
Configuration manipulation in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Certificate Manager allows authenticated attackers with high privileg
Arbitrary command execution in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Certificate Manager allows highly privileged attackers with Certific
Authenticated low-privilege users can write arbitrary files to the BIG-IQ system filesystem via path traversal in an und
BIG-IP QKView utility fails to properly sanitize sensitive data in diagnostic files, allowing authenticated attackers to
Incorrect permission assignment in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ TMOS Shell (tmsh) network diagnostics commands and iControl REST al
Incorrect permission assignment in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ TMOS Shell (tmsh) arp and ndp commands, and in BIG-IP iControl R
Sensitive information disclosure in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ allows authenticated administrators with resource administrator
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