On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-16176 On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:23:22.265Z

Reserved: 2019-01-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-6617

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-05-03T20:29:01.623

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:46:48.963

Link: CVE-2019-6617

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