Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2018-5502
On F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3, attackers may be able to disrupt services on the BIG-IP system with maliciously crafted client certificate. This vulnerability affects virtual servers associated with Client SSL profile which enables the use of client certificate authentication. Client certificate authentication is not enabled by default in Client SSL profile. There is no control plane exposure.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- 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 Edge Gateway
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K43121447 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040561 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5502?
- CVE-2018-5502 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5502?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.