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CVE-2018-5511

Published: Apr 13, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-470
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
14.8%
Top 3.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-470

Affected Products

big-ip local traffic managerf5
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
big-ip application acceleration managerf5
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
big-ip advanced firewall managerf5
On-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip analyticsf5
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
big-ip access policy managerf5
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
f5commercialUSNetworking Infrastructure
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-VMX-Process-Impersonation-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703
support.f5.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/
exploit-db.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 13, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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