CVE-2023-43485 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-43485

BIGIP and BIG-IQ TACACS+ audit log Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret is logged in plaintext in the audit log.  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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP, BIG-IQ
Vulnerable Versions:
17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0, 14.1.0, 13.1.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0, 8.3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 10th, 2023
Last Modified: September 18th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-532

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1555 Credentials from Password Stores
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion