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

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.