CVE-2020-5916

Medium

Description

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4 and 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 the Certificate Administrator user role and higher privileged roles can perform arbitrary file reads outside of the web root directory.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductF5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager
PublishedAug 26, 2020
First seenAug 26, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_analytics15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_application_security_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_domain_name_system15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_link_controller15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later
  • f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_analytics15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_link_controller15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
f5 ssl_orchestrator15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.515.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5

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