CVE-2025-23413

Sensitive login-data disclosure via pgaudit logging

Published Feb 5, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Sensitive information exposure in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager 20.1.0 through 20.2.x allows local users to read login data from audit logs. When a user authenticates locally through the webUI or API, the login path writes sensitive information into pgaudit log files instead of excluding it from audit output. Exploitation requires high-privileged local access to those files; the published impact is disclosure only, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive information exposure in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager 20.1.0 through 20.2.x allows local users to read login data from audit logs. When a user authenticates locally through the webUI or API, the login path writes sensitive information into pgaudit log files instead of excluding it from audit output. Exploitation requires high-privileged local access to those files; the published impact is disclosure only, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-23413
Published
Feb 5, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
F5 Networks
Product
BIG-IP Next Central Manager
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=20.1.0 <20.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

F5 Networks · BIG-IP Next Central Managerversion=20.1.0 <20.3.0

Published CVSS scores

4.4F5 NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.7F5 NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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