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F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMUI RCE vulnerability (K52145254)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 137918

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 11.6.5.2 / 12.1.5.2 / 13.1.3.4 / 14.1.2.6 / 15.0.1.4 / 15.1.0.4 / 16.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K52145254 advisory.

 - In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages. (CVE-2020-5902)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K52145254.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K52145254

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 137918

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL52145254.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/1/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5902

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (F5 BIG-IP TMUI Directory Traversal and File Upload RCE)

Elliot (F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface File Disclosure)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5902

CISA-NCAS: AA22-011A

IAVA: 2020-A-0283-S