CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-22326

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Published: Feb 01, 2023 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
4.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.x before 15.1.8.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, and all versions of BIG-IQ 8.x and 7.1.x, incorrect permission assignment vulnerabilities exist in the iControl REST and TMOS shell (tmsh) dig command which may allow an authenticated attacker with resource administrator or administrator role privileges to view sensitive information. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Big-ip_analytics F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_link_controller F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 13.1.0 13.1.5
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_analytics F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_link_controller F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 17.0.0 *
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_link_controller F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_analytics F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 15.1.0 *
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_link_controller F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_analytics F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 14.1.0 *
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_analytics F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_link_controller F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 16.1.0 *
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 16.1.0 *

Potential Mitigations

  • Run the code in a “jail” or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
  • OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
  • This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
  • Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.

References