CVE-2020-5902
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in undisclosed pages.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
Associated with ransomware campaigns
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/
- https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254
- https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/
- https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902
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