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CVE-2020-5902

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

big-ip access policy managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip advanced firewall managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip advanced web application firewallNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip analyticsNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip application acceleration managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip application security managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip ddos hybrid defenderNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip domain name systemNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip fraud protection serviceNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip global traffic managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip link controllerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip local traffic managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

big-ip policy enforcement managerNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

ssl orchestratorNVD

Affected:>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.0.4Fixed in:15.1.0.4CVE-2020-5902derived from NVD

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

100.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

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.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Exploit8

Vendor Advisory1

support.f5.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

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