On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0.2-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0.5-14.0.1, 13.1.1.5-13.1.3.1, 12.1.4.1-12.1.5, 11.6.4-11.6.5, and…

Description

On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0.2-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0.5-14.0.1, 13.1.1.5-13.1.3.1, 12.1.4.1-12.1.5, 11.6.4-11.6.5, and 11.5.9-11.5.10, the access controls implemented by scp.whitelist and scp.blacklist are not properly enforced for paths that are symlinks. This allows authenticated users with SCP access to overwrite certain configuration files that would otherwise be restricted.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.31% · top 76% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.

Weakness

• DoS
• CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs

Affected products

• F5 · BIG-IP

  • affected 15.0.0-15.0.1
  • affected 14.1.0.2-14.1.2.2
  • affected 14.0.0.5-14.0.1
  • affected 13.1.1.5-13.1.3.1
  • affected 12.1.4.1-12.1.5
  • affected 11.6.4-11.6.5
  • affected 11.5.9-11.5.10

References (1)

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54336216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2019-6679](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2019-6679.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2019-6679)

Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 20:31 UTC.