CVE-2014-3220

9.0 · HIGH

Published May 5, 2014 f5 CWE-255 EPSS 11.00% (96th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-3220 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting f5 big-iq. It was published on May 5, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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/.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from f5. Update big-iq to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/10 Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/11 Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/16 Ref secunia.com/advisories/58440 Ref support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15229.html Ref volatile-minds.blogspot.com/2014/05/f5-big-iq-v41020130-authenticated.html Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33143 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/67191 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/67227 GitHub gist.github.com/brandonprry/2e73acd63094fa2a4f63

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3220?

CVE-2014-3220 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting f5 big-iq. It was published on May 5, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-3220?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-3220?

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