Check Point Advisories

F5 BIG-IP Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-45844)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1016
Date Published:	11 Nov 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 11 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-45844
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	F5 BIG-IP 15.1.0-15.1.10 F5 BIG-IP 16.1.0-16.1.4 F5 BIG-IP 17.1.0-17.1.1
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in F5 BIG-IP. 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 BIG-IP Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-45844) 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 BIG-IP Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-45844)