description: On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, and 12.1.0-12.1.4, internal methods used to prevent arbitrary file overwrites in Appliance Mode were not fully effective. An authenticated attacker with a high privilege level may be able to bypass protections implemented in appliance mode to overwrite arbitrary system files.
problem types: Privilege Escalation
affected:
{
product: BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)
vendor: F5
versions:
status: affected, version: 14.0.0-14.1.0.1
status: affected, version: 13.0.0-13.1.1.4
status: affected, version: 12.1.0-12.1.4
}