Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2012-1493

CWE-2556 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
84.4%
top 0.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Timeline
PublishedJul 9
Latest updateMay 17

Description

F5 BIG-IP appliances 9.x before 9.4.8-HF5, 10.x before 10.2.4, 11.0.x before 11.0.0-HF2, and 11.1.x before 11.1.0-HF3, and Enterprise Manager before 2.1.0-HF2, 2.2.x before 2.2.0-HF1, and 2.3.x before 2.3.0-HF3, use a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins via the PubkeyAuthentication option.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:N/A:NExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages5 packages

NVDf5/enterprise_manager5 versions+4
NVDf5/tmos45 versions+44

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9xc6-7wh2-7r7r: F5 BIG-IP appliances 92022-05-17
CVEList
CVE-2012-1493: F5 BIG-IP appliances 92012-07-09

💥Exploits & PoCs

3
Exploit-DB
F5 BIG-IP - SSH Private Key Exposure (Metasploit)2012-06-13
Exploit-DB
F5 BIG-IP - Authentication Bypass2012-06-12
Exploit-DB
F5 BIG-IP - Authentication Bypass (PoC)2012-06-11