CVE-2017-6157

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.5.0 - 11.5.4, virtual servers with a configuration using the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality and/or SOCKS profile are vulnerable to an unauthenticated, remote attack that allows modification of BIG-IP system configuration, extraction of sensitive system files, and/or possible remote command execution on the BIG-IP system.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
BIG-IP: from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
BIG-IP ASM: from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.5.0 through 11.5.4; 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Websafe: 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1

References

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