XSS in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2020-5948
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS attack, which could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system if the victim user is granted the admin role.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (63.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller — versions 16.0.0
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager — versions 16.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K42696541 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5948?
- CVE-2020-5948 is a critical-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5948?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.