Command Execution Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility
CVE-2018-5511

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

F5
Status
Big-ip (ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, Dns, Edge Gateway, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Webaccelerator, Websafe)
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2018

What is CVE-2018-5511?

F5 BIG-IP versions 13.1.0 to 13.1.0.3 and 13.0.0 are exposed to a command execution vulnerability in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). When authenticated administrative users execute commands, certain restrictions intended to limit command execution may not be properly enforced. This leads to potential unauthorized actions within the configuration utility, which could compromise the system's integrity and expose sensitive information.

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Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe) 13.1.0-13.1.0.3

BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe) 13.0.0

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-V...
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EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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