CVE-2023-42768 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-42768

BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

When a non-admin user has been assigned an administrator role via an iControl REST PUT request and later the user's role is reverted back to a non-admin role via the Configuration utility, tmsh, or iControl REST. BIG-IP non-admin user can still have access to iControl REST admin resource.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • F5

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0, 14.1.0, 13.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 10th, 2023
Last Modified: September 19th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)