CVE-2018-5511

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP <13.1.0.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.1165
EPSS Percentile 93.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-470
Status published
Products (29)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.1.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.1.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.1.0
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.1.0
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.1.0
... and 19 more
Published Apr 13, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026