Information disclosure in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-5916
Published: August 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46124
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5916
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application within the Configuration utility. A remote authenticated attacker can perform arbitrary file reads outside of the web root directory.
Affected software
BIG-IP
BIG-IP SSLO
BIG-IP DDHD
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP SSLO
BIG-IP DDHD
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5916
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP SSLO - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP PEM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP Link Controller - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP GTM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP FPS - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP DNS - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP DDHD - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP ASM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP APM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP Analytics - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP AFM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP LTM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP AAM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP SSLO - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP PEM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP Link Controller - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP GTM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP FPS - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP DNS - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP DDHD - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP ASM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP APM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP Analytics - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP AFM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP LTM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0
BIG-IP AAM - addressed in versions 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0