Privilege escalation in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2020-5916
In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4 and 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 the Certificate Administrator user role and higher privileged roles can perform arbitrary file reads outside of the web root directory.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · 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 Ddos Hybrid Defender
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System
- F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K29923912 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5916?
- CVE-2020-5916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5916?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.