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F5 Networks BIG-IP : iAppsLX REST vulnerability (K50343630)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 144345
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
When an authenticated administrative user installs RPMs using the iAppsLX REST installer, the BIG-IP system does not sufficiently validate user input, allowing the user read access to the filesystem.(CVE-2020-27727)Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability as an authenticated administrative userto get read-only access as root user to the filesystem on the BIG-IP system.
Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K50343630.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 144345
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL50343630.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Published: 12/17/2020
Updated: 11/2/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27727
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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: 12/16/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-27727
IAVA: 2021-A-0004-S