Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager — versions 11.6.0, 10.2.1, 10.2.2
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics — versions 11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager — versions 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System — versions 12.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway — versions 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager — versions 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller — versions 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager — versions 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036131 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91532 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/00/sol00265182.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5020?
- CVE-2016-5020 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5020?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.