#VU27518 Security features bypass in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-5884

Vulnerability identifier: #VU27518

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5884

CWE-ID: CWE-254

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable 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

Software vendor:
F5 Networks

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the default deployment mode for BIG-IP high availability (HA) pair mirroring is insecure. A remote attacker can read and modify data in transit.

Depending on the deployment, this may include state mirroring messages, client connection details, client data packets, and/or client persistence data.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K72540690