F5 BIGIP Config Utility Auth DirTrav Read XML
CVE-2023-28406 Published on May 3, 2023

BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-28406 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2023-28406 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-28406

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F5 Networks Big Ip Analytics
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Policy Enforcement Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Local Traffic Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Link Controller
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Global Traffic Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Fraud Protection Service
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Domain Name System
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Application Security Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Application Acceleration Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Advanced Firewall Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Access Policy Manager
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Application Visibility Reporting
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Carrier Grade Nat
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Edge Gateway
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Ssl Orchestrator
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Webaccelerator
 
F5 Networks Big Ip Websafe
 

Affected Versions

F5 BIG-IP:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.79%
Percentile
73.63%

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