VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5020
F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 HF3 allows remote authenticated users to modify the account configuration of users with the Resource Administration role and gain privilege via a crafted external Extended Application Verification (EAV) monitor script.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 HF3 allows remote authenticated users to modify the account configuration of users with the Resource Administration role and gain privilege via a crafted external Extended Application Verification (EAV) monitor script.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.43% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- f5/big-ip wan optimization manager · f5/big-ip protocol security module · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip edge gateway · f5/big-ip webaccelerator · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip application security manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91532Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036131Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/00/sol00265182.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91532Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036131Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/00/sol00265182.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.