Information disclosure in F5 BIG-IP products

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU46124

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5916

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application within the Configuration utility. A remote authenticated attacker can perform arbitrary file reads outside of the web root directory.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP LTM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP AAM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP AFM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP Analytics: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP APM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP ASM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP DDHD: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP DNS: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP FPS: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP GTM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP Link Controller: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP PEM: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

BIG-IP SSLO: 15.0.0 - 15.1.0

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K29923912

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.