OS Command Injection in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-5902
Published: July 1, 2020 / Updated: November 2, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29442
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5902
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in undisclosed pages in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5902
Install updates from vendor's website.