Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-39447

Medium

Published: 10 October 2023

Published
10 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0015 34.8th percentile
Risk Priority 9 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-39447 is a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 4.4 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 34.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

When BIG-IP APM Guided Configurations are configured, undisclosed sensitive information may be logged in restnoded log.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip access policy manager
17.0.0 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8 · 16.1.0 — 16.1.4
f5
big-ip guided configuration
6.0, 8.0 · 7.0 — 7.7

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-532

Procedures mandate excluding sensitive data from logs to prevent unauthorized exposure via audit records.

addresses: CWE-532

Identifies insertion of sensitive data into logs, allowing detection of unauthorized disclosure.

addresses: CWE-532

Cross-organizational coordination enables agreement on what data to include in audit logs, directly reducing insertion of sensitive information.

addresses: CWE-532

Identifying logging as a data action allows prevention of sensitive information being inserted into log files.

addresses: CWE-532

The process of identifying and eradicating spilled information applies directly to sensitive data inserted into log files.

addresses: CWE-532

Specific processing rules for sensitive PII categories commonly include restrictions on logging, making insertion of such data into log files less likely.

addresses: CWE-532

PIAs detect planned or existing logging of PII and require removal or protection, preventing insertion of sensitive information into logs.

addresses: CWE-532

Limits insertion of sensitive operational details into logs by treating such data as key information requiring protection.

References