SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-5948

On BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS attack, which could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP…

CRITICAL 9.6EPSS 1.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

On BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS attack, which could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system if the victim user is granted the admin role.

CVSS 3.1
9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.03% probability · 62th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip fraud protection service · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.