Use-after-free in BIG-IP APM and APM Clients - CVE-2020-5897
Published: May 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27874
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5897
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP APM
APM Clients
BIG-IP APM
APM Clients
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows ActiveX component. A remote attacker can craft a malicious webpage, load it into the Internet Explorer browser by BIG-IP Edge Client users and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5897
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.