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CVE-2020-5888

HIGH
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) may expose a mechanism for adjacent network (layer 2) attackers to access local daemons and bypass port lockdown settings.

How to fix

Remediation Available
big-ip access policy managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip advanced firewall managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip analyticsNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip application acceleration managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip application security managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip domain name systemNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip fraud protection serviceNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip global traffic managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip link controllerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip local traffic managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD
big-ip policy enforcement managerNVD
Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.2Fixed in:15.1.0.2CVE-2020-5888derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days
43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.