CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-41964

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Oct 10, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The BIG-IP and BIG-IQ systems do not encrypt some sensitive information written to Database (DB) variables. 

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_analytics F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_analytics F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_analytics F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_analytics F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_carrier-grade_nat F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_carrier-grade_nat F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_carrier-grade_nat F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_carrier-grade_nat F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_edge_gateway F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_edge_gateway F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_edge_gateway F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_edge_gateway F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_ssl_orchestrator F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_webaccelerator F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_webaccelerator F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_webaccelerator F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_webaccelerator F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_websafe F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_websafe F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_websafe F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.9 (excluding)
Big-ip_websafe F5 16.1.0 (including) 16.1.4 (excluding)
Big-iq_centralized_management F5 8.0.0 (including) 8.3.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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