Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU31789

Cross-site request forgery in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-5904

Published: July 23, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31789

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5904

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Affected software

BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP

How to mitigate CVE-2020-5904

Install updates from vendor's website.

BIG-IP PEM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP AFM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP Analytics - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP APM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP AAM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP ASM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP DNS - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP LTM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP FPS - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP GTM - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4
BIG-IP Link Controller - addressed in versions 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.4

External References

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