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CVE-2023-41253

When on BIG-IP DNS or BIG-IP LTM enabled with DNS Services License, and a TSIG key is created, it is logged in plaintext

When on BIG-IP DNS or BIG-IP LTM enabled with DNS Services License, and a TSIG key is created, it is logged in plaintext in the audit log. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00226
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Weakness Classification

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
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Affected Products & Versions

6
f5 big-ip domain name system>= 13.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip domain name system>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip domain name system>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · f5sirt@f5.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Oct 2023 · 01:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K98334513Vendor Advisory
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