CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6131

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker may be able to remotely access the BIG-IP host via SSH, posing a serious security risk to the system and the organization's data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the default administrative password for the Azure BIG-IP instance and to monitor access to the system.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS