Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2020-5906
In versions 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, the BIG-IP system does not properly enforce the access controls for the scp.blacklist files. This allows Admin and Resource Admin users with Secure Copy (SCP) protocol access to read and overwrite blacklisted files via SCP.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · 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 Fraud Protection Service
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K82518062 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5906?
- CVE-2020-5906 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-07-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5906?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5906 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.