Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-5892
Published: May 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27877
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5892
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local administrator can obtain the full session ID from process memory.
Affected software
APM Clients
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5892
Install updates from vendor's website.
APM Clients - update to 7.1.9