CVE-2015-8611 describes a critical vulnerability in various F5 BIG-IP products (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM) running version 12.0.0 prior to HF1 on specific hardware platforms. The flaw stems from improper password synchronization with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, potentially allowing remote attackers to gain login access using expired or default passwords. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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