Command injection in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5511
Published: May 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12846
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5511
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
Enterprise Manager
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
Enterprise Manager
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Traffic Management User Interface due to command injection. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
The weakness exists in the Traffic Management User Interface due to command injection. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5511
Update to version 13.1.0.4 or 13.0.1.