CVE-2017-6145

7.3 HIGH
Published: October 20, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

iControl REST in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 and 13.0.0 includes a service to convert authorization BIGIPAuthCookie cookies to X-F5-Auth-Token tokens. This service does not properly re-validate cookies when making that conversion, allowing once-valid but now expired cookies to be converted to valid tokens.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22317030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

f5