CVE-2019-6633

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4.1, and 11.5.1-11.6.4, when the BIG-IP system is licensed with Appliance mode, user accounts with Administrator and Resource Administrator roles can bypass Appliance mode restrictions.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
BIG-IP: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
BIG-IP ASM: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Big-Ip Webaccelerator: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
F5 Big-Ip Websafe: from 11.5.2 through 11.5.9; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.4; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.4; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.1.5; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.0.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.0.6 — fixed in 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; BIG-IP 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; BIG-IP ASM 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 BIG-IP DNS 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM) 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6; F5 Big-Ip Webaccelerator 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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