F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP QKView vulnerability (K03318649)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136128

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

When creating a QKView, credentials for binding to LDAP servers used for remote authentication of the BIG-IP administrative interface will not fully obfuscate if they contain whitespace. (CVE-2020-5890)

Impact

The BIG-IP system may disclose sensitive information used for authentication with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers to an unprivileged user.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K03318649.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K03318649

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136128

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL03318649.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 4/30/2020

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5890

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5890