4.3

CVE-2019-6688: f5 big-ip

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 23-12-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-6688 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in f5 big-ip. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0-14.0.1, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.2-11.6.5 and BIG-IQ versions 6.0.0-6.1.0 and 5.2.0-5.4.0, a user is able to obtain the secret that was being used to encrypt a BIG-IP UCS backup file while sending SNMP query to the BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, however the user can not access to the UCS files.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.70% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

F516 products
  • big-ipEOLBIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1.1 | 14.1.0-14.1.2.2 | 14.0.0-14.0.1 | 13.1.0-13.1.3.1 | 12.1.0-12.1.5 | 11.5.2-11.6.5
  • big-ip_access_policy_manager≥ 11.5.2, < 11.6.5.1 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.2 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.0.1.1 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.3 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
  • big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager≥ 11.5.2, < 11.6.5.1 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.2 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.0.1.1 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.3 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
  • big-ip_analytics≥ 11.5.2, < 11.6.5.1 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.2 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.0.1.1 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.3 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
  • big-ip_application_acceleration_manager≥ 11.5.2, < 11.6.5.1 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.2 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.0.1.1 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.3 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.1.0

1 vendor · 16 products

References

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