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GHSA-VGVM-WWRQ-C4XW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 21:14 – Updated: 2025-09-18 21:30

Details

An authenticated attacker granted a Viewer or Auditor role on a BIG-IQ can upload arbitrary files using an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2023-29240 (GCVE-0-2023-29240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-03 14:35 – Updated: 2025-09-18 19:48

Summary

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

References

URL

Tags

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000132719

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	F5	BIG-IQ	Affected: 8.0.0 , < 8.3.0 (custom)

Credits

F5 acknowledges Mateusz Dąbrowski of ING for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-VGVM-WWRQ-C4XW

CVE-2023-29240 (GCVE-0-2023-29240)

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