Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2020-5935
On BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM) versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, and 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, when handling MQTT traffic through a BIG-IP virtual server associated with an MQTT profile and an iRule performing manipulations on that traffic, TMM may produce a core file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · 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
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K62830532 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5935?
- CVE-2020-5935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5935?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5935 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.