High severity · published Apr 13, 2018
CVE-2018-5511
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…
7.2
CVSS
14.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.2% · higher than 97% 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
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Enterprise Manager · F5
3.1.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
13.0.0; 13.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5511
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-VMX-Process-Impersonation-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.html
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/
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