CVE-2023-43485

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When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret is logged in plaintext in the audit

When TACACS+ audit forwarding is configured on BIG-IP or BIG-IQ system, sharedsecret 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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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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Affected Products & Versions

f5 big-iq centralized management>= 8.0.0 and < 8.2.0.1.0.13.97-eng
f5 big-iq centralized management>= 8.3.0 and < 8.3.0.0.12.118-eng
f5 big-ip access policy manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip access policy manager>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip access policy manager>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip access policy manager>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
Show all 60 affected productsf5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip application security manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip application security manager>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip application security manager>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip application security manager>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip domain name system>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip domain name system>= 14.1.0 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 <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 14.1.0 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
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip analytics>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip analytics>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip analytics>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip analytics>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip global traffic manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip global traffic manager>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip global traffic manager>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip global traffic manager>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip link controller>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip link controller>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5
f5 big-ip link controller>= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.9
f5 big-ip link controller>= 16.1.0 and < 16.1.4
f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager>= 14.1.0 and <= 14.1.5

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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

Technical impact

partial

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

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