CVE-2017-6131 — Hard-coded Credentials in Networks INC Big-ip Azure Cloud Instance
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 23
Latest updateMay 17
Description
In some circumstances, an F5 BIG-IP version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2 and 13.0.0 Azure cloud instance may contain a default administrative password which could be used to remotely log into the BIG-IP system. The impacted administrative account is the Azure instance administrative user that was created at deployment. The root and admin accounts are not vulnerable. An attacker may be able to remotely access the BIG-IP host via SSH.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9