Access Control Issue in F5 BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager
CVE-2018-5523

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

F5
Status
Big-ip (ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, Dns, Edge Gateway, Fps, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Webaccelerator)
Enterprise Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 June 2018

What is CVE-2018-5523?

In specific versions of F5 BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager, an access control vulnerability exists which could allow authenticated administrators bypass certain restrictions when using the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). This flaw may result in unintended command execution, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the system.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator) 13.1.0-13.1.0.3, 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, 11.2.1

Enterprise Manager 3.1.1

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50254952
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041023
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041022
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

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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CVE-2018-5523 : Access Control Issue in F5 BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager