High severity · published Jun 30, 2016
CVE-2016-5020
F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 HF3 allows remote authenticated users to modify the account configuration of users with the Resource Administration role and gain privilege via a crafted…
8.8
CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 HF3 allows remote authenticated users to modify the account configuration of users with the Resource Administration role and gain privilege via a crafted external Extended Application Verification (EAV) monitor script.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
11.6.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.2.1; +10 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; +4 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.2.1; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +5 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; +5 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.2.1; 11.4.0; +9 more · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.2.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.2.1; 11.4.0; +8 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.2.1; 11.4.0; +9 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.2.1; 11.4.0; +9 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; +4 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Protocol Security Module · F5
10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5020
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5020
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91532
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036131
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/00/sol00265182.html
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