{"id":"CVE-2023-42768","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability","description":"\nWhen 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.","publishedAt":"2023-10-10T12:34:06.101Z","updatedAt":"2024-09-19T13:36:25.727Z","severity":{"score":7.2,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"f5"},"assigner":"f5","products":["F5 BIG-IP"],"affected":[{"vendor":"F5","product":"BIG-IP","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"17.1.0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"16.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"16.1.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"15.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"15.1.9","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"14.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"13.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"semver"}],"modules":["All Modules"]}],"references":["https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459"],"weaknesses":["CWE-613"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:17.512Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42768.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-42768","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2023-10-10T12:34:06.101Z","dateUpdated":"2024-09-19T13:36:25.727Z","assignerShortName":"f5","assignerOrgId":"9dacffd4-cb11-413f-8451-fbbfd4ddc0ab","dateReserved":"2023-10-05T19:17:25.744Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"\nWhen 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."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"F5","product":"BIG-IP","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"17.1.0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"16.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"16.1.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"15.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"15.1.9","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"14.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"13.1.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"semver"}],"modules":["All Modules"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459","tags":["vendor-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-613","description":"CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"f5","orgId":"9dacffd4-cb11-413f-8451-fbbfd4ddc0ab","dateUpdated":"2023-10-10T12:34:06.101Z"},"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","user":"00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000","value":"F5"}],"datePublic":"2023-10-18T14:00:00.000Z","source":{"discovery":"INTERNAL"},"x_generator":{"engine":"F5 SIRTBot v1.0"}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K26910459","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-02T19:30:24.134Z"}},{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2024-09-19T13:36:18.051294Z","id":"CVE-2023-42768","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2024-09-19T13:36:25.727Z"}}]}}}