Cross-site request forgery in F5 BIG-IP ASM



Published: 2020-08-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-5928
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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BIG-IP ASM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU46121

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5928

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the BIG-IP ASM Configuration utility. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as be reused multiple times.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP ASM: 11.5.2 - 15.1.0

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40843345


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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