Check Point Advisories

F5 Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-3628)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0058
Date Published:	19 Jan 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 18 May, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-3628
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	F5 BIG-IP LTM versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP AFM versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP Analytics versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP APM versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP ASM versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP Link Controller versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP PEM versions 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP LTM versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP AFM versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP Analytics versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP APM versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP ASM versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP Link Controller versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP PEM versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP AAM versions 11.4.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 F5 BIG-IP AAM versions 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway version 11.3.0 F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator version 11.3.0 F5 BIG-IP WOM version 11.3.0 F5 BIG-IP GTM versions 11.3.0 before 11.6.0 HF6 F5 BIG-IP PSM versions 11.3.0 through 11.4.1 F5 BIG-IP Enterprise Manager versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.1 F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security versions 4.0.0 through 4.5.0 F5 BIG-IQ Device versions 4.2.0 through 4.5.0 F5 BIG-IQ ADC version 4.5.0
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple F5 products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the F5 Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-3628) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: F5 Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-3628)