CVE-2024-21782

MEDIUM
Published Feb 14, 2024 Modified Jan 23, 2025 CWE-78

Description

BIG-IP or BIG-IQ Resource Administrators and Certificate Managers who have access to the secure copy (scp) utility but do not have access to Advanced shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands with a specially crafted command string. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5873. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-78 OS Command Injection

Affected Products

Vendor Product
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager
f5 big-iq_centralized_management
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
f5 big-ip_analytics
f5 big-ip_analytics
f5 big-ip_analytics
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager
f5 big-ip_link_controller
f5 big-ip_link_controller
f5 big-ip_link_controller
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21782? +
BIG-IP or BIG-IQ Resource Administrators and Certificate Managers who have access to the secure copy (scp) utility but do not have access to Advanced shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands with a specially crafted command string. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5873. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-21782? +
CVE-2024-21782 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-21782? +
CVE-2024-21782 affects products from f5, specifically: big-ip_access_policy_manager, big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, big-ip_analytics, big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, big-ip_application_security_manager, big-ip_domain_name_system, big-ip_fraud_protection_service, big-ip_global_traffic_manager, big-ip_link_controller, big-ip_local_traffic_manager, big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, big-iq_centralized_management. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-21782? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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