CVE-2018-5520 — Incorrect Authorization in F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
13
F5 Big-ip Access Policy ManagerF5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall ManagerF5 Big-ip Analytics+10 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 2
Latest updateMay 13

Description

On an F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.1 system configured in Appliance mode, the TMOS Shell (tmsh) may allow an administrative user to use the dig utility to gain unauthorized access to file system resources.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 0.7 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages13 packages

▶NVDf5/big-ip_domain_name_system11.2.1 — 11.6.3+2
▶NVDf5/big-ip_access_policy_manager11.2.1 — 11.6.3+2
▶NVDf5/big-ip_websafe11.2.1 — 11.6.3+2
▶NVDf5/big-ip_analytics11.2.1 — 11.6.3+2
▶NVDf5/big-ip_edge_gateway11.2.1 — 11.6.3+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-9pmr-j55p-8757: On an F5 BIG-IP 13↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-5520: On an F5 BIG-IP 13↗2018-05-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

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F5
CVE-2018-5520: On an F5 BIG-IP 13↗2018-05-02
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